created sense approved 篝火狐鸣/篝火狐鳴 · gōuhuǒhúmíng · to plan an uprising — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
篝火狐鸣 / 篝火狐鳴
gōuhuǒhúmíng
to plan an uprising
To plan and prepare for a rebellion; originally referring to a story from the Records of the Grand Historian where a hidden lantern and fox-like cries were used to trick people into believing a rebellion was divinely ordained.
篝火 (literal) → 篝火 · gōuhuǒ · bonfire 狐 (literal) → 狐 · hú · fox 鸣 (literal) → 鸣/鳴 · míng · to cry
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created sense approved 篝火狐鸣/篝火狐鳴 · gōuhuǒhúmíng · to spread rumors — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
篝火狐鸣 / 篝火狐鳴
gōuhuǒhúmíng
to spread rumors
To use rumors or deceitful tricks to mislead people.
篝火 (literal) → 篝火 · gōuhuǒ · bonfire 狐 (literal) → 狐 · hú · fox 鸣 (literal) → 鸣/鳴 · míng · to cry
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition