biān​shī

to whip a corpse

  • created sense approved 鞭尸/鞭屍 · biān​shī · to whip a corpse — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    鞭尸 / 鞭屍

    biān​shī

    to whip a corpse

    to whip the body of a dead enemy to vent one's hatred; based on the historical story of [[伍子胥|伍子胥|wu3 zi3 xu1]] seeking revenge

    鞭, 尸

    鞭 (literal) → 鞭 · biān · to whip 尸 (literal) → 尸/屍 · shī · corpse

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  • created sense approved 鞭尸/鞭屍 · biān​shī · to criticize the dead — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    鞭尸 / 鞭屍

    biān​shī

    to criticize the dead

    to severely criticize a person after they have already died

    鞭, 尸

    鞭 (literal) → 鞭 · biān · to whip 尸 (literal) → 尸/屍 · shī · corpse

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

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  • created sense approved 鞭尸/鞭屍 · biān​shī · to dig up the past — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    鞭尸 / 鞭屍

    biān​shī

    to dig up the past

    to bring up and mock a person's past mistakes or incorrect predictions after a matter has already been settled

    鞭, 尸

    鞭 (literal) → 鞭 · biān · to whip 尸 (literal) → 尸/屍 · shī · corpse

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

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