霸陵折柳 bàlíngzhéliǔ to bid farewell to a guest Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 霸 bà Ba River a river in Shaanxi province, also written as 灞 bà陵 líng noun imperial tomb (bound form) an imperial tomb or mausoleum折柳 zhéliǔ to send off a friend (literary) to see someone off or say goodbye; derived from the ancient custom of breaking a willow branch to give to a friend as a parting gift