created sense approved 秉烛/秉燭 · bǐngzhú · to hold a candle — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
秉烛 / 秉燭
bǐngzhú
to hold a candle
(literary) to hold a lit candle to provide light
秉 (literal) → 秉 · bǐng · to hold 烛 (literal) → 烛/燭 · zhú · candle
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 秉烛/秉燭 · bǐngzhú · by candlelight — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
秉烛 / 秉燭
bǐngzhú
by candlelight
(literary) describes activities carried out through the night; night and day
秉 (literal) → 秉 · bǐng · to hold 烛 (literal) → 烛/燭 · zhú · candle
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition