zēng​zhuó

bird-shooting device

  • created sense approved 矰缴/矰繳 · zēng​zhuó · bird-shooting device — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    矰缴 / 矰繳

    zēng​zhuó

    bird-shooting device

    an arrow or dart attached to a silk thread, used for shooting birds; can also refer to any device for hunting birds

    矰 (literal) → 矰 · zēng · arrow with a string 缴 (literal) → 缴/繳 · zhuó · silk string

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 矰缴/矰繳 · zēng​zhuó · trap — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    矰缴 / 矰繳

    zēng​zhuó

    trap

    (metaphorical) a trap or snare designed to harm or frame others; schemes and pitfalls in political or social life

    矰 (literal) → 矰 · zēng · arrow with a string 缴 (literal) → 缴/繳 · zhuó · silk string

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

    created sense