DICTIONARY · CC-CEDICT

收斂鋒芒

简收敛锋芒 · 繁收斂鋒芒

Mandarin · pinyin shōu liǎn fēng máng

to draw in one's claws
to show some modesty

Full entryShow on map

Characters in this entry

收: shōu · gather together, collect; harvest
斂: Look up this written character
鋒: Look up this written character
芒: máng · Miscanthus sinensis
敛: liǎn · draw back, fold back; collect
锋: fēng · point of spear, sharp point

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

Explore the spelling

Mandarin tones

1–3–1–2 · shou1 lian3 feng1 mang2

Compare attested words with these syllables ↗

Dictionary tones. Connected speech can change their realization.

Connected dictionary

4character links

Explore word families ↗Compare pronunciations ↗Open character structure ↗

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

Read this spelling in Classical texts

Follow a written form into the eight pinned witnesses: Analects, Mencius, Laozi, Zhuangzi, Xunzi, Han Feizi, Sunzi and the Mao Shijing. A match is a place to investigate; it does not prove that a modern dictionary sense fits the passage.

收斂鋒芒 · find source passages ↗ · 收敛锋芒 · find source passages ↗

Explore Classical grammar ↗

Compare dictionary sources 1 Cantonese reading

Rime Cantonese 粵拼

sau1 lim5 fung1 mong4

Cantonese word readings for 收斂鋒芒. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

CanCLID contributors · CC BY 4.0 · source & license · Data pack