created sense approved 衔璧/銜璧 · xiánbì · to surrender — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
衔璧 / 銜璧
xiánbì
to surrender
(literary) to surrender as a defeated monarch, referring to an ancient ceremony where a ruler would offer a jade disc in their mouth while their hands were bound behind their back
衔 (literal) → 衔/銜 · xián · to hold in the mouth 璧 (literal) → 璧 · bì · jade annulus
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 衔璧/銜璧 · xiánbì · to be inlaid with jade — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
衔璧 / 銜璧
xiánbì
to be inlaid with jade
(literary) to be decorated or inlaid with beautiful jade
衔 (literal) → 衔/銜 · xián · to link 璧 (literal) → 璧 · bì · fine jade
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition