què​qiáo

Magpie Bridge

  • created reference approved 鹊桥/鵲橋 → 牛郎 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    鹊桥 / 鵲橋 què​qiáo

    牛郎 niú​láng

    see

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  • created reference approved 鹊桥/鵲橋 → 织女/織女 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    鹊桥 / 鵲橋 què​qiáo

    织女 / 織女 zhī​nǚ

    see

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  • created sense approved 鹊桥/鵲橋 · què​qiáo · Magpie Bridge — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    鹊桥 / 鵲橋

    què​qiáo

    Magpie Bridge

    The bridge across the Milky Way formed by magpies to allow the [[牛郎|牛郎|niu2 lang2]] and [[织女|織女|zhi1 nu:3]] to meet once a year in Chinese folklore.

    鹊 (literal) → 鹊/鵲 · què · magpie 桥 (literal) → 桥/橋 · qiáo · bridge

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  • created sense approved 鹊桥/鵲橋 · què​qiáo · matchmaking — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    鹊桥 / 鵲橋

    què​qiáo

    matchmaking

    A medium or means for bringing lovers together or arranging a marriage

    鹊 (literal) → 鹊/鵲 · què · magpie 桥 (literal) → 桥/橋 · qiáo · bridge

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  • created sense approved 鹊桥/鵲橋 · què​qiáo · reunion of lovers — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    鹊桥 / 鵲橋

    què​qiáo

    reunion of lovers

    An occasion or opportunity for lovers or a married couple to reunite after a long separation

    鹊 (literal) → 鹊/鵲 · què · magpie 桥 (literal) → 桥/橋 · qiáo · bridge

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

    created sense