shèng​zhǐ

imperial edict

  • created reference approved 圣旨/聖旨 → 道 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    圣旨 / 聖旨 shèng​zhǐ

    道 dào

    classifier

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 圣旨/聖旨 · shèng​zhǐ · imperial edict — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    圣旨 / 聖旨

    shèng​zhǐ

    imperial edict

    An official decree or command issued by an emperor in ancient China.

    圣 (literal) → 圣/聖 · shèng · imperial 旨 (literal) → 旨 · zhǐ · decree

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 圣旨/聖旨 · shèng​zhǐ · indisputable command — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    圣旨 / 聖旨

    shèng​zhǐ

    indisputable command

    (figuratively) a command or decision that cannot be disobeyed or challenged

    圣 (literal) → 圣/聖 · shèng · imperial 旨 (literal) → 旨 · zhǐ · decree

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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