pìn​mǔ​lí​huáng

beyond superficial details

  • created sense approved 牝牡骊黄/牝牡驪黃 · pìn​mǔ​lí​huáng · beyond superficial details — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    牝牡骊黄 / 牝牡驪黃

    pìn​mǔ​lí​huáng

    beyond superficial details

    literally a black stallion and a yellow mare, used to describe looking past outward appearances to judge based on intrinsic quality or essence

    牝 (literal) → 牝 · pìn · female 牡 (literal) → 牡 · mǔ · male 骊 (literal) → 骊/驪 · lí · black horse 黄 (literal) → 黄/黃 · huáng · yellow

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 牝牡骊黄/牝牡驪黃 · pìn​mǔ​lí​huáng · outward appearance — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    牝牡骊黄 / 牝牡驪黃

    pìn​mǔ​lí​huáng

    outward appearance

    the external characteristics or superficial aspects of a thing, especially when contrasted with its internal substance

    牝 (literal) → 牝 · pìn · female 牡 (literal) → 牡 · mǔ · male 骊 (literal) → 骊/驪 · lí · black horse 黄 (literal) → 黄/黃 · huáng · yellow

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

    created sense