銗筩
xiàng​tǒng

whistleblower's box

  • created reference approved 銗筩 → 缿筩 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    銗筩 xiàng​tǒng

    缿筩 xiàng​tǒng

    variant

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 銗筩 · xiàng​tǒng · whistleblower's box — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    銗筩

    xiàng​tǒng

    whistleblower's box

    (literary) an ancient container used to collect secret reports or tip-offs, shaped like a bamboo tube so that documents can be inserted but not removed; also written [[缿筩|缿筩|xiang4 tong3]]

    hóu​tǒng

    銗 (literal) → 銗 · hóu · informer's box 筩 (literal) → 筩 · tǒng · tube

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

    created sense