xuě'àn

desk

  • created reference approved 雪案 → 雪桉 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    雪案 xuě'àn

    雪桉 xuě'àn

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  • created sense approved 雪案 · xuě'àn · desk — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    雪案

    xuě'àn

    desk

    (literary) a student's desk; originally refers to a desk used for studying by the light reflected from snow

    雪 (literal) → 雪 · xuě · snow 案 (literal) → 案 · àn · desk

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  • created sense approved 雪案 · xuě'àn · diligent study — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    雪案

    xuě'àn

    diligent study

    a metaphor for studying diligently under difficult conditions, based on a story of a scholar who read by the light of reflecting snow

    雪 (literal) → 雪 · xuě · snow 案 (literal) → 案 · àn · desk

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