created sense approved 牝牡骊黄/牝牡驪黃 · pìnmǔlíhuáng · beyond superficial details — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
牝牡骊黄 / 牝牡驪黃
pìnmǔlíhuáng
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 approved 牝牡骊黄/牝牡驪黃 · pìnmǔlíhuáng · outward appearance — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
牝牡骊黄 / 牝牡驪黃
pìnmǔlíhuáng
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