created sense approved 石点头/石點頭 · shídiǎntóu · the stones nod their heads — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
石点头 / 石點頭
shídiǎntóu
the stones nod their heads
(literary) describes a powerful influence or sincerity that can move even the most stubborn or unfeeling person; based on a story of a monk whose preaching was so persuasive that stones nodded in agreement
石 (literal) → 石 · shí · stone 点头 (literal) → 点头/點頭 · diǎntóu · to nod
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created sense approved 石点头/石點頭 · shídiǎntóu · Shi Dian Tou — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
石点头 / 石點頭
shídiǎntóu
Shi Dian Tou
Title of a collection of short stories from the late Ming dynasty by Xi Langxian, also known by the pen name Tianran Chisou
石 (literal) → 石 · shí · stone 点头 (literal) → 点头/點頭 · diǎntóu · to nod
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition