tóu​mèi

to shake one's sleeves

  • created sense approved 投袂 · tóu​mèi · to shake one's sleeves — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    投袂

    tóu​mèi

    to shake one's sleeves

    (literary) to shake or flick one's sleeves; used to describe a person who is fired up, excited, or ready to take immediate action

    投 (literal) → 投 · tóu · to throw 袂 (literal) → 袂 · mèi · sleeve

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 投袂 · tóu​mèi · to dance — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    投袂

    tóu​mèi

    to dance

    (literary) to flick one's sleeves while dancing

    投 (literal) → 投 · tóu · to throw 袂 (literal) → 袂 · mèi · sleeve

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

    created sense