秋院搗衣
qiū​yuàn​dǎo​yī

pounding clothes in the autumn courtyard

  • created sense approved 秋院捣衣/秋院搗衣 · qiū​yuàn​dǎo​yī · pounding clothes in the autumn courtyard — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    秋院捣衣 / 秋院搗衣

    qiū​yuàn​dǎo​yī

    pounding clothes in the autumn courtyard

    to beat and wash laundry in a courtyard during autumn, often used as a poetic theme for women missing their husbands far away

    秋 (literal) → 秋 · qiū · autumn 院 (literal) → 院 · yuàn · courtyard 捣衣 (literal) → 捣衣/搗衣 · dǎo​yī · to pound clothes

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