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应卯
yìng​mǎo

to answer the roll call

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
应卯 應卯 yìng//mǎo
to answer the roll call
(literary) to answer the morning roll call at the hour of the rabbit (5-7 A.M.), as officials or servants did in former times
to put in an appearance
To go through the motions by putting in a routine appearance; to show up just to satisfy a requirement

Cross-References

Same as

  • 打卯 dǎ​mǎo
  • 画卯 huà​mǎo
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