霸陵折柳
bà​líng​zhé​liǔ

to bid farewell to a guest

  • created sense approved 霸陵折柳 · bà​líng​zhé​liǔ · to bid farewell to a guest — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    霸陵折柳

    bà​líng​zhé​liǔ

    to bid farewell to a guest

    To see off a guest and say goodbye; historically refers to the practice at Ba Bridge near the Ba Tomb where people plucked willow branches to give to departing friends

    霸 (literal) → 霸 · bà · Ba River 陵 (literal) → 陵 · líng · imperial tomb 折柳 (literal) → 折柳 · zhé​liǔ · to send off a friend

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