xuān​zhì

relative superiority

  • created sense approved 轩轾/軒輊 · xuān​zhì · relative superiority — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    轩轾 / 軒輊

    xuān​zhì

    relative superiority

    (literary) high or low; relative merits or status; an imbalance in weight or quality. Originally refers to the way a carriage tilts up in the front or back. Frequently used in the phrase [[不分轩轾|不分軒輊|bu4 fen1 xuan1 zhi4]] meaning "evenly matched" or "neck and neck".

    轩 (literal) → 轩/軒 · xuān · carriage 轾 (literal) → 轾/輊 · zhì · front of a chariot

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 轩轾/軒輊 · xuān​zhì · praise and blame — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    轩轾 / 軒輊

    xuān​zhì

    praise and blame

    (literary) to promote or suppress; to praise or criticize. Refers to the figurative rising and falling of one's reputation or status.

    轩 (literal) → 轩/軒 · xuān · carriage 轾 (literal) → 轾/輊 · zhì · front of a chariot

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 轩轾/軒輊 · xuān​zhì · ancient carriage types — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    轩轾 / 軒輊

    xuān​zhì

    ancient carriage types

    (archaic) a carriage with a high front (xuān) or a high back (zhì); or the rising and falling of the front of a carriage

    轩 (literal) → 轩/軒 · xuān · carriage 轾 (literal) → 轾/輊 · zhì · front of a chariot

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

    created sense