created sense approved 戢鳞/戢鱗 · jílín · to wait in seclusion — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
戢鳞 / 戢鱗
jílín
to wait in seclusion
(literary) to await an opportunity in seclusion, like a fish folding its scales and remaining still; to retire from public life
戢 (literal) → 戢 · jí · to restrain 鳞 (literal) → 鳞/鱗 · lín · fish
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 戢鳞/戢鱗 · jílín · motionless fish — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
戢鳞 / 戢鱗
jílín
motionless fish
a fish remaining still and not swimming; (figurative) to fold one's scales
戢 (literal) → 戢 · jí · to restrain 鳞 (literal) → 鳞/鱗 · lín · fish
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition