tóu​suō

to resist a sexual advance

  • created sense approved 投梭 · tóu​suō · to resist a sexual advance — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    投梭

    tóu​suō

    to resist a sexual advance

    To put up a strong resistance against unwanted sexual advances or a rapist; literally refers to throwing a weaver's shuttle at an attacker.

    投, 梭

    投 (literal) → 投 · tóu · to throw 梭 (literal) → 梭 · suō · shuttle

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  • created sense approved 投梭 · tóu​suō · fast and agile — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    投梭

    tóu​suō

    fast and agile

    Used as a metaphor for something being exceptionally fast, light, or agile, like a weaver's shuttle flying through a loom.

    投 (literal) → 投 · tóu · to throw 梭 (literal) → 梭 · suō · shuttle

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

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