龟毛兔角
guī​máo​tù​jiǎo

non-existent things

  • created sense approved 龟毛兔角/龜毛兔角 · guī​máo​tù​jiǎo · non-existent things — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    龟毛兔角 / 龜毛兔角

    guī​máo​tù​jiǎo

    non-existent things

    Literally "turtle hair and rabbit horns"; describes something that exists in name only but not in reality; used in Buddhist texts to illustrate the concept of emptiness.

    龟 (literal) → 龟/龜 · guī · tortoise 毛 (literal) → 毛 · máo · hair 兔 (literal) → 兔 · tù · rabbit 角 (literal) → 角 · jiǎo · horn

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 龟毛兔角/龜毛兔角 · guī​máo​tù​jiǎo · omen of war — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    龟毛兔角 / 龜毛兔角

    guī​máo​tù​jiǎo

    omen of war

    An ancient sign or warning that a war is about to break out.

    龟 (literal) → 龟/龜 · guī · tortoise 毛 (literal) → 毛 · máo · hair 兔 (literal) → 兔 · tù · rabbit 角 (literal) → 角 · jiǎo · horn

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

    created sense