zhǎng​shàng​wǔ

dance on the palm

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    赵飞燕 / 趙飛燕 zhào​fēi​yàn

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  • created sense approved 掌上舞 · zhǎng​shàng​wǔ · dance on the palm — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    掌上舞

    zhǎng​shàng​wǔ

    dance on the palm

    A light and graceful dance; refers to the legend of [[赵飞燕|趙飛燕|zhao4 fei1 yan4]] from the Han dynasty, who was so light she could dance on a person's palm or a copper plate.

    掌 (literal) → 掌 · zhǎng · palm 上 (bound) → 上 · shang · on 舞 (literal) → 舞 · wǔ · dance

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