created sense approved 执鞭/執鞭 · zhíbiān · to drive a carriage — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
执鞭 / 執鞭
zhíbiān
to drive a carriage
to drive a horse-drawn carriage; (by extension) a coachman
执, 鞭
执 (literal) → 执/執 · zhí · to hold 鞭 (literal) → 鞭 · biān · whip
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 执鞭/執鞭 · zhíbiān · to serve as a teacher — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
执鞭 / 執鞭
zhíbiān
to serve as a teacher
To teach; used as a metaphor for the teaching profession because teachers often hold a pointer or teaching whip.
执, 鞭
执 (literal) → 执/執 · zhí · to hold 鞭 (literal) → 鞭 · biān · whip-like object
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 执鞭/執鞭 · zhíbiān · to serve someone — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
执鞭 / 執鞭
zhíbiān
to serve someone
To follow or serve another person out of deep respect, like a coachman serving a master.
执, 鞭
执 (literal) → 执/執 · zhí · to hold 鞭 (literal) → 鞭 · biān · whip
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition