yáo​hán

your letter

  • created sense approved 瑶函/瑤函 · yáo​hán · your letter — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    瑶函 / 瑤函

    yáo​hán

    your letter

    (literary) A polite and respectful term used in correspondence to refer to the letter of the person being addressed; yours of such-and-such date.

    瑶 (literal) → 瑶/瑤 · yáo · precious 函 (literal) → 函 · hán · letter

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 瑶函/瑤函 · yáo​hán · precious book — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    瑶函 / 瑤函

    yáo​hán

    precious book

    (literary) An ornate jade case used by Buddhists or Taoists for storing scriptures; by extension, a precious or rare book.

    瑶 (literal) → 瑶/瑤 · yáo · jade-made 函 (literal) → 函 · hán · case

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

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