yǐn​jǐng

to crane one's neck

  • created sense approved 引颈/引頸 · yǐn​jǐng · to crane one's neck — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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    yǐn​jǐng

    to crane one's neck

    to stretch out one's neck; also used figuratively to describe looking forward to something with great expectation

    引, 颈

    引 (literal) → 引 · yǐn · to stretch 颈 (literal) → 颈/頸 · jǐng · neck

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  • created sense approved 引颈/引頸 · yǐn​jǐng · to stretch out one's neck for execution — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    引颈 / 引頸

    yǐn​jǐng

    to stretch out one's neck for execution

    to extend one's neck to receive a sword or blade; to submit to death

    引 (literal) → 引 · yǐn · to stretch 颈 (literal) → 颈/頸 · jǐng · neck

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

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