犯鱗
fàn​lín

to admonish the emperor

  • created sense approved 犯鳞/犯鱗 · fàn​lín · to admonish the emperor — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    犯鳞 / 犯鱗

    fàn​lín

    to admonish the emperor

    (idiom) to risk offending the ruler by offering blunt advice or criticism; literally "to touch the scales of the dragon"

    犯 (literal) → 犯 · fàn · to offend 鳞 (literal) → 鳞/鱗 · lín · scales

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

    created sense