created sense approved 绝缨/絕纓 · juéyīng · to forgive a minor offense — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
绝缨 / 絕纓
juéyīng
to forgive a minor offense
To snap the tassel of a hat; based on an anecdote about King Zhuang of Chu, it refers to showing magnanimity and broad-mindedness by not exposing or punishing a small transgression.
绝 (literal) → 绝/絕 · jué · to cut off 缨 (literal) → 缨/纓 · yīng · chin strap
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created sense approved 绝缨/絕纓 · juéyīng · informal party — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
绝缨 / 絕纓
juéyīng
informal party
(literary) describes a gathering between men and women where people are relaxed and do not strictly follow formal etiquette or grooming.
绝 (literal) → 绝/絕 · jué · to cut off 缨 (literal) → 缨/纓 · yīng · chin strap
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created sense approved 绝缨/絕纓 · juéyīng · one who has committed an offense — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
绝缨 / 絕纓
juéyīng
one who has committed an offense
A person who has behaved inappropriately or committed a minor error, referring to the official whose hat string was snapped by the queen in the allusion.
绝 (literal) → 绝/絕 · jué · to cut off 缨 (literal) → 缨/纓 · yīng · chin strap
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition