created sense approved 挥麈/揮麈 · huīzhǔ · to wave a fly-whisk — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
挥麈 / 揮麈
huīzhǔ
to wave a fly-whisk
(literary) to wave or brandish a fly-whisk made of deer hair, specifically a [[麈尾|麈尾|zhu3 wei3]]
挥 (literal) → 挥/揮 · huī · to wave 麈 (literal) → 麈 · zhǔ · fly-whisk
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 挥麈/揮麈 · huīzhǔ · to engage in pure conversation — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
挥麈 / 揮麈
huīzhǔ
to engage in pure conversation
(literary) to chat or engage in scholarly or philosophical conversation, alluding to the Jin dynasty practice of waving a whisk during discussions
挥 (literal) → 挥/揮 · huī · to wave 麈 (literal) → 麈 · zhǔ · fly-whisk
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition