created sense approved 射钩/射鉤 · shègōu · to set aside old grudges — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
射钩 / 射鉤
shègōu
to set aside old grudges
(literary) to put aside hatred or personal enmity in order to use someone's talents, referring to the story from the Zuo Zhuan where Qi Huan Gong forgave [[管仲|管仲|guan3 zhong4]] for shooting his belt buckle and later appointed him prime minister
射 (literal) → 射 · shè · to shoot 钩 (literal) → 钩/鉤 · gōu · hook
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 射钩/射鉤 · shègōu · former enemy — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
射钩 / 射鉤
shègōu
former enemy
(literary) a person who was once a traitor or a personal enemy but is now valued, alluding to the assassination attempt by [[管仲|管仲|guan3 zhong4]] against the future Duke Huan of Qi
射 (literal) → 射 · shè · to shoot 钩 (literal) → 钩/鉤 · gōu · hook
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition