created reference approved 桃符 → 春联/春聯 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
桃符 táofú
春联 / 春聯 chūnlián
same_as
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created sense approved 桃符 · táofú · peachwood charms — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
桃符
táofú
peachwood charms
Charms made of two peachwood boards used in ancient times to ward off evil; they were hung by the door and either painted with the images of the gate gods [[神荼|神荼|shen2 shu1]] and [[郁垒|鬱壘|yu4 lu:4]] or inscribed with their names.
桃 (literal) → 桃 · táo · peach 符 (literal) → 符 · fú · charm
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 桃符 · táofú · Spring Festival couplets — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
桃符
táofú
Spring Festival couplets
A poetic name for [[春联|春聯|chun1 lian2]], as these paper couplets eventually replaced the original peachwood charms.
桃 (literal) → 桃 · táo · peach 符 (literal) → 符 · fú · charm
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition