薤露
xiè​lù

funeral dirge

  • created sense approved 薤露 · xiè​lù · funeral dirge — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    薤露

    xiè​lù

    funeral dirge

    (literary) a funeral dirge or song of mourning; specifically an ancient Yuefu song used for burials, expressing the fleeting nature of human life by comparing it to dew on a shallot leaf

    薤 (literal) → 薤 · xiè · Chinese onion 露 (literal) → 露 · lù · dew; syrup

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  • created sense approved 薤露 · xiè​lù · dew on a shallot leaf — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    薤露

    xiè​lù

    dew on a shallot leaf

    (literary) dew on a shallot leaf, used as a metaphor for the brevity of human life

    薤 (literal) → 薤 · xiè · Chinese onion 露 (literal) → 露 · lù · dew; syrup

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

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