梟盧
xiāo​lú

to gamble

  • created reference approved 枭卢/梟盧 → 樗蒲 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    枭卢 / 梟盧 xiāo​lú

    樗蒲 chū​pú

    see

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

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  • created sense approved 枭卢/梟盧 · xiāo​lú · to gamble — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    枭卢 / 梟盧

    xiāo​lú

    to gamble

    (literary) to gamble with dice; originally referring to the two highest scoring rolls in the ancient game of [[樗蒲|樗蒲|chu1 pu2]], where 'xiāo' was the highest and 'lú' the second highest

    枭 (literal) → 枭/梟 · xiāo · brave 卢 (literal) → 卢/盧 · lú · winning roll

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

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