跨鶴
kuà​hè

to ride on a crane

  • created sense approved 跨鹤/跨鶴 · kuà​hè · to ride on a crane — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    跨鹤 / 跨鶴

    kuà​hè

    to ride on a crane

    To fly on a crane, as done by immortals in legend

    跨 (literal) → 跨 · kuà · to straddle 鹤 (literal) → 鹤/鶴 · hè · crane

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 跨鹤/跨鶴 · kuà​hè · to die — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    跨鹤 / 跨鶴

    kuà​hè

    to die

    (Euphemism) to become an immortal or to pass away

    跨 (literal) → 跨 · kuà · to straddle 鹤 (literal) → 鹤/鶴 · hè · crane

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

    created sense