jiān

coarse grass

  • created reference approved 菅 → 草菅人命 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    菅 jiān

    草菅人命 cǎo​jiān​rén​mìng

    see

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 菅 · jiān · perennial grass — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    jiān

    perennial grass

    a type of coarse perennial grass (Themeda villosa), the leaves of which can be used for paper-making

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 菅 · jiān · to treat with contempt — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    jiān

    to treat with contempt

    (bound form) to treat something as if it were worthless or cheap, often used in the idiom [[草菅人命|草菅人命|cao3 jian1 ren2 ming4]]

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 菅 · jiān · surname — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    jiān

    surname

    a Chinese surname

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

    created sense