DICTIONARY · CC-CEDICT

蓄鬚明志

简蓄须明志 · 繁蓄鬚明志

Mandarin · pinyin xù xū míng zhì

to grow a beard as a symbol of one's determination (as Mei Lanfang 梅蘭芳 Méi Lán fāng growing a beard and refusing to perform for the Japanese)

Characters in this entry

Written characters and their own readings; the entry’s pronunciation is shown above.

4–1–2–4 · xu4 xu1 ming2 zhi4

Dictionary tones. Connected speech can change their realization.

4character links1source reference

Counts describe dictionary records, not word frequency or semantic similarity. Source identities stay separate.

Compare dictionary sources 1 Cantonese reading

cuk1 sou1 ming4 zi3

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.