麥秀
mài​xiù

ears of wheat

  • created sense approved 麦秀/麥秀 · mài​xiù · ears of wheat — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    麦秀 / 麥秀

    mài​xiù

    ears of wheat

    ears of wheat or barley in flower, specifically used to describe a scene of wheat growing over the ruins of a former capital as a symbol of mourning for a fallen dynasty

    麦 (literal) → 麦/麥 · mài · wheat 秀 (literal) → 秀 · xiù · to bloom

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

    created sense