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衔璧
xián​bì

to surrender

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
衔璧 銜璧 xián​bì
to surrender
(literary) to surrender as a defeated monarch, referring to an ancient ceremony where a ruler would offer a jade disc in their mouth while their hands were bound behind their back
to be inlaid with jade
(literary) to be decorated or inlaid with beautiful jade
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