táo​fú

peachwood charms

  • created reference approved 桃符 → 春联/春聯 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    桃符 táo​fú

    春联 / 春聯 chūn​lián

    same_as

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 桃符 · táo​fú · peachwood charms — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    桃符

    táo​fú

    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

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  • created sense approved 桃符 · táo​fú · Spring Festival couplets — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    桃符

    táo​fú

    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

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