肉袒牵羊
ròu​tǎn​qiān​yáng

to surrender unconditionally

  • created reference approved 肉袒牵羊/肉袒牽羊 → 左传/左傳 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    肉袒牵羊 / 肉袒牽羊 ròu​tǎn​qiān​yáng

    左传 / 左傳 zuǒ​zhuàn

    see

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 肉袒牵羊/肉袒牽羊 · ròu​tǎn​qiān​yáng · to surrender unconditionally — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    肉袒牵羊 / 肉袒牽羊

    ròu​tǎn​qiān​yáng

    to surrender unconditionally

    To strip off one's upper garment and lead a sheep as a sign of submission and readiness to accept punishment

    肉袒 (literal) → 肉袒 · ròu​tǎn · to apologize or surrender 牵 (literal) → 牵/牽 · qiān · to lead 羊 (literal) → 羊 · yáng · sheep

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

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