tuō​xuē

to take off boots

  • created sense approved 脱靴/脫靴 · tuō​xuē · to take off boots — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    脱靴 / 脫靴

    tuō​xuē

    to take off boots

    To pull off one's boots.

    脱, 靴

    脱 (literal) → 脱/脫 · tuō · to take off 靴 (literal) → 靴 · xuē · boots

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 脱靴/脫靴 · tuō​xuē · official departure custom — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    脱靴 / 脫靴

    tuō​xuē

    official departure custom

    An old custom where citizens would remove the boots of a popular retired or transferred local official as they left the city gate to show their love and reluctance to see them go.

    脱, 靴

    脱 (literal) → 脱/脫 · tuō · to take off 靴 (literal) → 靴 · xuē · boots

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

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