piě​lán

to pool money

  • created sense approved 撇兰/撇蘭 · piě​lán · to pool money — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    撇兰 / 撇蘭

    piě​lán

    to pool money

    to raise money for a group meal or party by drawing lots; this traditional method involves drawing orchid leaves where each leaf corresponds to a different amount to pay, including one free leaf

    撇 (literal) → 撇 · piě · to fling 兰 (literal) → 兰/蘭 · lán · orchid

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

    created sense