投轄
tóu​xiá

to insist that a friend stay

  • created sense approved 投辖/投轄 · tóu​xiá · to insist that a friend stay — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    投辖 / 投轄

    tóu​xiá

    to insist that a friend stay

    (literary) to insist that a guest or friend not depart; to show great hospitality. Based on a story of a host in the Han Dynasty who threw his guests' chariot linchpins into a well to prevent them from leaving.

    投 (literal) → 投 · tóu · to throw 辖 (literal) → 辖/轄 · xiá · linchpin

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