xiàn​fú

to present captives to the temple

  • created sense approved 献俘/獻俘 · xiàn​fú · to present captives to the temple — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    献俘 / 獻俘

    xiàn​fú

    to present captives to the temple

    (literary) an ancient military ritual where captured enemies are presented at the ancestral temple to announce victory

    献 (literal) → 献/獻 · xiàn · to offer 俘 (literal) → 俘 · fú · captive

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 献俘/獻俘 · xiàn​fú · to present captives — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    献俘 / 獻俘

    xiàn​fú

    to present captives

    (literary) to present or turn over captured prisoners of war

    献 (literal) → 献/獻 · xiàn · to offer 俘 (literal) → 俘 · fú · captive

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

    created sense