金缕玉衣
jīn​lǚ​yù​yī

jade burial suit

  • created reference approved 金缕玉衣/金縷玉衣 → 件 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    金缕玉衣 / 金縷玉衣 jīn​lǚ​yù​yī

    件 jiàn

    classifier

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 金缕玉衣/金縷玉衣 · jīn​lǚ​yù​yī · jade burial suit — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    金缕玉衣 / 金縷玉衣

    jīn​lǚ​yù​yī

    jade burial suit

    A ceremonial funerary suit made of jade pieces sewn together with gold thread, used for high-ranking nobles and emperors during the Han Dynasty.

    金 (literal) → 金 · jīn · gold 缕 (literal) → 缕/縷 · lǚ · strand; wisp 玉 (literal) → 玉 · yù · jade 衣 (literal) → 衣 · yī · clothing

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

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