抓壯丁
zhuā​zhuàng​dīng

to press-gang

  • created reference approved 抓壮丁/抓壯丁 → 抓丁 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    抓壮丁 / 抓壯丁 zhuā​zhuàng​dīng

    抓丁 zhuā​dīng

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 抓壮丁/抓壯丁 · zhuā​zhuàng​dīng · to press-gang — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    抓壮丁 / 抓壯丁

    zhuā​zhuàng​dīng

    to press-gang

    to press-gang able-bodied men into military service; specifically refers to the historical practice by local officials or warlords of forcibly conscripting young men

    抓, 壮丁

    抓 (literal) → 抓 · zhuā · to arrest 壮丁 (literal) → 壮丁/壯丁 · zhuàng​dīng · able-bodied man

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

    created sense