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挂剑
guà​jiàn

to honor a deceased friend

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents

Senses

挂剑/ 掛劍 guà​jiàn to honor a deceased friend

to present a gift or pay tribute at a friend's grave to show loyalty or remembrance; derived from the story of 季札挂剑 jì​zhá​guà​jiàn

References

see 挂剑/掛劍 → 季札挂剑/季札掛劍
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