李膺
lǐ​yīng

Li Ying

  • created reference approved 李膺 → 登龙门/登龍門 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    李膺 lǐ​yīng

    登龙门 / 登龍門 dēng​lóng​mén

    see

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 李膺 · lǐ​yīng · Li Ying — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    李膺

    lǐ​yīng

    Li Ying

    Li Ying (110–169), a famous official and reformer of the Eastern Han Dynasty known for his integrity and opposition to corrupt eunuchs. He served as the Director of Retainers and was highly esteemed by scholars of his time; being received by him was referred to as "climbing the dragon gate", a phrase captured in the idiom [[登龙门|登龍門|deng1 long2 men2]].

    李 (literal) → 李 · lǐ · Li 膺 (literal) → 膺 · yīng · breast

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

    created sense