liǎn​shǒu

to refrain from

  • created sense approved 敛手/斂手 · liǎn​shǒu · to refrain from — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    敛手 / 斂手

    liǎn​shǒu

    to refrain from

    to pull back one's hands; to refrain or abstain from doing something out of fear or caution

    liàn​shǒu

    敛, 手

    敛 (literal) → 敛/斂 · liǎn · to restrain 手 (literal) → 手 · shǒu · hand

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 敛手/斂手 · liǎn​shǒu · to fold one's hands — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    敛手 / 斂手

    liǎn​shǒu

    to fold one's hands

    to fold one's hands as a sign of respect or submissiveness

    liàn​shǒu

    敛 (literal) → 敛/斂 · liǎn · to restrain 手 (literal) → 手 · shǒu · hand

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

    created sense