táo​zhī​yāo​yāo

peach trees in bloom

  • created sense approved 桃之夭夭 · táo​zhī​yāo​yāo · peach trees in bloom — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    桃之夭夭

    táo​zhī​yāo​yāo

    peach trees in bloom

    To be in full bloom and luxuriant; from the [[诗经|詩經|shi1 jing1]] (Book of Songs)

    桃 (literal) → 桃 · táo · peach 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · [possessive] 夭夭 (reduplication) → 夭 · yāo · luxuriant

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 桃之夭夭 · táo​zhī​yāo​yāo · to run away — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    桃之夭夭

    táo​zhī​yāo​yāo

    to run away

    To flee or decamp; used as a humorous pun on [[逃|逃|tao2]]

    桃 (literal) → 桃 · táo · peach 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · [possessive] 夭夭 (reduplication) → 夭 · yāo · luxuriant

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

    created sense