折杨柳
zhé​yáng​liǔ

breaking willow branches

  • created sense approved 折杨柳/折楊柳 · zhé​yáng​liǔ · ancient parting song — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    折杨柳 / 折楊柳

    zhé​yáng​liǔ

    ancient parting song

    Zheyangliu, an ancient flute melody and yuefu poem expressing the sorrow of parting

    折 (literal) → 折 · zhé · to break 杨柳 (literal) → 杨柳/楊柳 · yáng​liǔ · [tune name]

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 折杨柳/折楊柳 · zhé​yáng​liǔ · breaking willow branches — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    折杨柳 / 折楊柳

    zhé​yáng​liǔ

    breaking willow branches

    to pluck a willow branch as a parting gift to a friend or loved one

    折 (literal) → 折 · zhé · to break 杨柳 (literal) → 杨柳/楊柳 · yáng​liǔ · willow

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

    created sense