cǎi​wēi

Gathering Vetch

  • created reference approved 采薇 → 诗经/詩經 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    采薇 cǎi​wēi

    诗经 / 詩經 shī​jīng

    see

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  • created sense approved 采薇 · cǎi​wēi · Gathering Vetch — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    采薇

    cǎi​wēi

    Gathering Vetch

    (literary) Title of a famous poem from the [[诗经|詩經|shi1 jing1]], which describes the hardships of soldiers on the frontier and their longing for home.

    cǎi​wéi

    采 (literal) → 采 · cǎi · to pick 薇 (literal) → 薇 · wēi · vetch

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  • created sense approved 采薇 · cǎi​wēi · to gather vetch — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    采薇

    cǎi​wēi

    to gather vetch

    (literary) To live in seclusion, derived from the legend of Bo Yi and Shu Qi who lived on wild vetch in the mountains to avoid serving the new dynasty.

    cǎi​wéi

    采 (literal) → 采 · cǎi · to pick 薇 (literal) → 薇 · wēi · vetch

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

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