created sense approved 赪尾/赬尾 · chēngwěi · toils of a gentleman — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
赪尾 / 赬尾
chēngwěi
toils of a gentleman
Metaphor for the exhaustion and hard work of a scholar-official or gentleman in service to the ruler, based on the [[诗经|詩經|shi1 jing1]] imagery of a fish with a reddened tail from overexertion
赪 (literal) → 赪/赬 · chēng · red 尾 (literal) → 尾 · wěi · tail
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 赪尾/赬尾 · chēngwěi · suffering of the people — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
赪尾 / 赬尾
chēngwěi
suffering of the people
Metaphor for the hardships and exhaustion of common people living under oppressive or cruel governance
赪 (literal) → 赪/赬 · chēng · red 尾 (literal) → 尾 · wěi · tail
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition