míng​dí

whistling arrow

  • created reference approved 鸣镝/鳴鏑 → 嚆矢 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    鸣镝 / 鳴鏑 míng​dí

    嚆矢 hāo​shǐ

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 鸣镝/鳴鏑 · míng​dí · whistling arrow — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    鸣镝 / 鳴鏑

    míng​dí

    whistling arrow

    (literary) an arrow used in ancient times that makes a whistling sound when shot; used in the military to signal directions or issue commands

    鸣 (literal) → 鸣/鳴 · míng · to sound 镝 (literal) → 镝/鏑 · dí · arrowhead

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 鸣镝/鳴鏑 · míng​dí · warfare — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    鸣镝 / 鳴鏑

    míng​dí

    warfare

    (literary) to use a whistling arrow as a metaphor for war or civil unrest

    鸣 (literal) → 鸣/鳴 · míng · to sound 镝 (literal) → 镝/鏑 · dí · arrowhead

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

    created sense