cí​mìng

command from a mother

  • created sense approved 慈命 · cí​mìng · command from a mother — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    慈命

    cí​mìng

    command from a mother

    (bound form) a mother's command

    慈 (literal) → 慈 · cí · mother 命 (literal) → 命 · mìng · order

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 慈命 · cí​mìng · command from an elder — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    慈命

    cí​mìng

    command from an elder

    (literary) a respectful way to refer to a command or instruction from a superior, an elder, or a high-ranking official

    慈 (literal) → 慈 · cí · compassionate 命 (literal) → 命 · mìng · order

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

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