created sense approved 稻草人 · dàocǎorén · scarecrow — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
稻草人
dàocǎorén
scarecrow
a human figure made of straw and placed in a field to frighten away birds; a straw man
稻草 (literal) → 稻草 · dàocǎo · rice straw 人 (literal) → 人 · rén · person of a type
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 稻草人 · dàocǎorén · figurehead — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
稻草人
dàocǎorén
figurehead
a person or thing that has the outward appearance of power or authority but lacks actual influence or substance; a person who is useless or ineffective
稻草 (literal) → 稻草 · dàocǎo · rice straw 人 (literal) → 人 · rén · person of a type
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition