zuǒ​quàn

sure thing

  • created reference approved 左券 → 操左券 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    左券 zuǒ​quàn

    操左券 cāo​zuǒ​quàn

    see

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  • created sense approved 左券 · zuǒ​quàn · sure thing — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    左券

    zuǒ​quàn

    sure thing

    (literary) a sure thing; a certainty; something guaranteed to happen

    左 (literal) → 左 · zuǒ · left 券 (literal) → 券 · quàn · bond

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  • created sense approved 左券 · zuǒ​quàn · creditor's contract — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    左券

    zuǒ​quàn

    creditor's contract

    (literary) the creditor's copy of a contract or debt agreement. In ancient times, a contract was written on a bamboo tablet and split in two; the creditor held the left half, used as proof when claiming payment.

    左 (literal) → 左 · zuǒ · left 券 (literal) → 券 · quàn · bond

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

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