dào​cǎo HSK7

rice straw

  • created reference approved 稻草 → 根 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    稻草 dào​cǎo

    根 gēn

    classifier

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 稻草 · dào​cǎo · rice straw — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    稻草

    dào​cǎo

    rice straw

    stalks of rice plants after threshing, used for fodder, fuel, or papermaking

    稻 (literal) → 稻 · dào · rice 草 (literal) → 草 · cǎo · grass

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 稻草 · dào​cǎo · straw — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    稻草

    dào​cǎo

    straw

    something of little value or a final desperate hope, often in the context of a person grasping at a straw [[救命稻草|救命稻草|jiu4 ming4 dao4 cao3]]

    稻 (literal) → 稻 · dào · rice 草 (literal) → 草 · cǎo · grass

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

    created sense