说项
shuō​xiàng

to put in a good word

  • created reference approved 说项/說項 → 逢人说项/逢人說項 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    说项 / 說項 shuō​xiàng

    逢人说项 / 逢人說項 féng​rén​shuō​xiàng

    synonym

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

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  • created sense approved 说项/說項 · shuō​xiàng · to put in a good word — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    说项 / 說項

    shuō​xiàng

    to put in a good word

    To praise someone or speak on their behalf; to intercede for another person. Derived from a Tang Dynasty story where a high official constantly praised the young poet [[项斯|項斯|xiang4 si1]].

    说, 项

    说 (literal) → 说/說 · shuō · to say 项 (literal) → 项/項 · xiàng · Xiang

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

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