敛衽
liǎn​rèn

to pull lapels together

  • created reference approved 敛衽/斂衽 → 裣衽/襝衽 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    敛衽 / 斂衽 liǎn​rèn

    裣衽 / 襝衽 liǎn​rèn

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

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  • created sense approved 敛衽/斂衽 · liǎn​rèn · to pull lapels together — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    敛衽 / 斂衽

    liǎn​rèn

    to pull lapels together

    to pull the lapels of one's garment together or tuck in the hem as a sign of respect; (specifically) a traditional formal salute performed by women, also used as a polite closing in women's correspondence

    liàn​rèn

    敛 (literal) → 敛/斂 · liǎn · to restrain 衽 (literal) → 衽 · rèn · to fasten

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

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