tóng​tuó

bronze camel

  • created reference approved 铜驼/銅駝 → 铜驼荆棘/銅駝荊棘 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    铜驼 / 銅駝 tóng​tuó

    铜驼荆棘 / 銅駝荊棘 tóng​tuó​jīng​jí

    synonym

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    created reference

  • created sense approved 铜驼/銅駝 · tóng​tuó · bronze camel — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    铜驼 / 銅駝

    tóng​tuó

    bronze camel

    (bound form) bronze camel; ancient bronze statues of camels placed outside palace gates in imperial China

    铜 (literal) → 铜/銅 · tóng · copper 驼 (literal) → 驼/駝 · tuó · camel

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  • created sense approved 铜驼/銅駝 · tóng​tuó · Tongtuo Street — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    铜驼 / 銅駝

    tóng​tuó

    Tongtuo Street

    a famous street in ancient Luoyang named after the bronze camel statues located there

    铜 (literal) → 铜/銅 · tóng · copper 驼 (literal) → 驼/駝 · tuó · camel

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  • created sense approved 铜驼/銅駝 · tóng​tuó · ruin of a country — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    铜驼 / 銅駝

    tóng​tuó

    ruin of a country

    (literary) a metaphor for the ruin or fall of a nation, often used in the phrase [[铜驼荆棘|銅駝荊棘|tong2 tuo2 jing1 ji2]]

    铜 (literal) → 铜/銅 · tóng · copper 驼 (literal) → 驼/駝 · tuó · camel

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  • created sense approved 铜驼/銅駝 · tóng​tuó · capital city — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    铜驼 / 銅駝

    tóng​tuó

    capital city

    (literary) the capital or the imperial court

    铜 (literal) → 铜/銅 · tóng · copper 驼 (literal) → 驼/駝 · tuó · camel

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