created reference approved 烂柯/爛柯 → 烂柯人/爛柯人 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
烂柯 / 爛柯 lànkē
烂柯人 / 爛柯人 lànkērén
see
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created sense approved 烂柯/爛柯 · lànkē · rotten axe handle — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
烂柯 / 爛柯
lànkē
rotten axe handle
A literary allusion to a woodcutter who watched immortals play chess and returned home to find his axe handle rotten and a century passed; used to describe the profound changes in the world over time.
烂 (literal) → 烂/爛 · làn · to rot 柯 (literal) → 柯 · kē · ax handle
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 烂柯/爛柯 · lànkē · to play chess — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
烂柯 / 爛柯
lànkē
to play chess
(literary) To play or watch a game of chess; derived from the legend of the woodcutter watching immortals play chess.
烂 (literal) → 烂/爛 · làn · to rot 柯 (literal) → 柯 · kē · ax handle
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition