白鱼入舟
bái​yú​rù​zhōu

an omen of victory

  • created reference approved 白鱼入舟/白魚入舟 → 史记/史記 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    白鱼入舟 / 白魚入舟 bái​yú​rù​zhōu

    史记 / 史記 shǐ​jì

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  • created sense approved 白鱼入舟/白魚入舟 · bái​yú​rù​zhōu · an omen of victory — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    白鱼入舟 / 白魚入舟

    bái​yú​rù​zhōu

    an omen of victory

    An auspicious sign of military victory; refers to a legend from the "Records of the Grand Historian" where a white fish jumped into King Wu's boat while he was crossing a river to attack the Shang dynasty.

    白鱼 (literal) → 白鱼/白魚 · bái​yú · whitefish 入 (literal) → 入 · rù · to enter 舟 (literal) → 舟 · zhōu · boat

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