huái​shā

Embracing the Sands

  • created reference approved 怀沙/懷沙 → 九章 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    怀沙 / 懷沙 huái​shā

    九章 jiǔ​zhāng

    see

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  • created sense approved 怀沙/懷沙 · huái​shā · Embracing the Sands — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    怀沙 / 懷沙

    huái​shā

    Embracing the Sands

    "Embracing the Sands", a famous poem by the Warring States statesman Qu Yuan, written as a final testament before his suicide in the Miluo River; the title refers to either clutching stones to drown or longing for the city of Changsha.

    怀 (literal) → 怀/懷 · huái · to cherish 沙 (literal) → 沙 · shā · sand

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  • created sense approved 怀沙/懷沙 · huái​shā · to die for one's country — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    怀沙 / 懷沙

    huái​shā

    to die for one's country

    to die as a loyal official for one's country; to sacrifice oneself for the nation

    怀 (literal) → 怀/懷 · huái · to cherish 沙 (literal) → 沙 · shā · sand

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