玉楼修记
yù​lóu​xiū​jì

death of a young scholar

  • created sense approved 玉楼修记/玉樓修記 · yù​lóu​xiū​jì · death of a young scholar — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    玉楼修记 / 玉樓修記

    yù​lóu​xiū​jì

    death of a young scholar

    to be called away to record history in the Jade Pavilion, a poetic euphemism for the untimely death of a talented writer or scholar

    玉楼 (literal) → 玉楼/玉樓 · yù​lóu · jade tower 修 (literal) → 修 · xiū · to write 记 (literal) → 记/記 · jì · records

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