shí​yí

to pocket lost property

  • created reference approved 拾遗/拾遺 → 路不拾遗/路不拾遺 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    拾遗 / 拾遺 shí​yí

    路不拾遗 / 路不拾遺 lù​bù​shí​yí

    see

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 拾遗/拾遺 · shí​yí · to pocket lost property — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    拾遗 / 拾遺

    shí​yí

    to pocket lost property

    To pick up and keep items lost by others; often used in the idiom [[路不拾遗|路不拾遺|lu4 bu4 shi2 yi2]] describing a safe and honest society.

    拾 (literal) → 拾 · shí · to pick up 遗 (literal) → 遗/遺 · yí · to lose

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 拾遗/拾遺 · shí​yí · to remedy omissions — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    拾遗 / 拾遺

    shí​yí

    to remedy omissions

    To collect or compile missing information; to supplement or correct omissions in a book or text.

    拾 (literal) → 拾 · shí · to pick up 遗 (literal) → 遗/遺 · yí · to omit

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 拾遗/拾遺 · shí​yí · [official title] — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    拾遗 / 拾遺

    shí​yí

    [official title]

    A low-ranking imperial official in the Tang Dynasty responsible for advising and criticizing the emperor to prevent errors in judgment.

    拾 (literal) → 拾 · shí · to pick up 遗 (literal) → 遗/遺 · yí · to omit

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 拾遗/拾遺 · shí​yí · easy task — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    拾遗 / 拾遺

    shí​yí

    easy task

    (literary) As easy as picking up a lost item; used as a metaphor for something extremely simple to achieve.

    拾 (literal) → 拾 · shí · to pick up 遗 (literal) → 遗/遺 · yí · to lose

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 拾遗/拾遺 · shí​yí · gleaning — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    拾遗 / 拾遺

    shí​yí

    gleaning

    To gather leftover grain after a harvest

    拾 (literal) → 拾 · shí · to pick up 遗 (literal) → 遗/遺 · yí · to leave behind

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    created sense