賜紫
cì​zǐ

to grant purple robes

  • created reference approved 赐紫/賜紫 → 赐金紫/賜金紫 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    赐紫 / 賜紫 cì​zǐ

    赐金紫 / 賜金紫 cì​jīn​zǐ

    synonym

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 赐紫/賜紫 · cì​zǐ · to grant purple robes — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    赐紫 / 賜紫

    cì​zǐ

    to grant purple robes

    (literary) To grant purple official robes as a special honor; originally a Tang Dynasty custom where purple was reserved for the highest officials, but could be bestowed by the emperor upon lower officials, monks, or priests to show special favor.

    sì​zǐ

    赐 (literal) → 赐/賜 · cì · to grant 紫 (literal) → 紫 · zǐ · purple

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

    created sense