jì​zhá​guà​jiàn

Ji Zha hanging his sword

  • created sense approved 季札挂剑/季札掛劍 · jì​zhá​guà​jiàn · Ji Zha hanging his sword — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    季札挂剑 / 季札掛劍

    jì​zhá​guà​jiàn

    Ji Zha hanging his sword

    to keep a promise to a deceased friend even if it was never spoken. From the legend of a prince who hung his sword on a grave because he had internally promised it to the deceased person while they were alive

    季札 (literal) → 季札 · jì​zhá · Ji Zha 挂剑 (literal) → 挂剑/掛劍 · guà​jiàn · to honor a deceased friend

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