銜璧
xián​bì

to surrender

  • created sense approved 衔璧/銜璧 · xián​bì · to surrender — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    衔璧 / 銜璧

    xián​bì

    to surrender

    (literary) to surrender as a defeated monarch, referring to an ancient ceremony where a ruler would offer a jade disc in their mouth while their hands were bound behind their back

    衔 (literal) → 衔/銜 · xián · to hold in the mouth 璧 (literal) → 璧 · bì · jade annulus

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 衔璧/銜璧 · xián​bì · to be inlaid with jade — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    衔璧 / 銜璧

    xián​bì

    to be inlaid with jade

    (literary) to be decorated or inlaid with beautiful jade

    衔 (literal) → 衔/銜 · xián · to link 璧 (literal) → 璧 · bì · fine jade

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

    created sense