zhī​leng

to stick up

  • created sense approved 支棱 · zhī​leng · to stick up — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    支棱

    zhī​leng

    to stick up

    to stand upright or stick up; to prick up (one's ears)

    支 (literal) → 支 · zhī · to protrude 棱 (literal) → 棱 · lēng · [phonetic]

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 支棱 · zhī​leng · to perk up — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    支棱

    zhī​leng

    to perk up

    (internet slang) to pull oneself together or get one's spirit back; to be bolshy or arrogant; to make something stand up or protrude

    支 (literal) → 支 · zhī · to protrude 棱 (literal) → 棱 · lēng · [phonetic]

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

    created sense