ní​wán

clay pellet

  • created reference approved 泥丸 → 颗/顆 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    泥丸 ní​wán

    颗 / 顆 kē

    classifier

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 泥丸 · ní​wán · clay pellet — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    泥丸

    ní​wán

    clay pellet

    clay pellet or mud ball; small ball made of earth

    泥 (literal) → 泥 · ní · mud 丸 (literal) → 丸 · wán · ball

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

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  • created sense approved 泥丸 · ní​wán · brain — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    泥丸

    ní​wán

    brain

    (literary) Taoist term for the human head or the god of the brain; refers to the head as a spiritual center

    泥 (literal) → 泥 · ní · mud 丸 (literal) → 丸 · wán · ball

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

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  • created sense approved 泥丸 · ní​wán · small army — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    泥丸

    ní​wán

    small army

    (literary) metaphor for a tiny or insignificant military force

    泥 (literal) → 泥 · ní · mud 丸 (literal) → 丸 · wán · ball

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

    created sense