Meaning of 花翎
花翎 means peacock feather plume on a Qing dynasty official's hat. Pronounced huā líng.
- peacock feather plume on a Qing dynasty official's hat
Definitions & Examples
Zài在
Qīng清
dài代
，
zhǐ只
yǒu有
gāo高
jí级
guān官
yuán员
cái才
yǒu有
zī资
gé格
pèi佩
dài戴
shuāng双
yǎn眼
huā花
líng翎
。
In the Qing dynasty, only high-ranking officials were qualified to wear the double-eyed peacock feather plume.
Zhè这
fú幅
huà画
zhōng中
de的
guān官
yuán员
mào帽
zi子
shàng上
chā插
zhe着
yī一
zhī支
huá华
lì丽
de的
sān三
yǎn眼
huā花
líng翎
。
In this painting, an official's hat is adorned with a magnificent three-eyed peacock feather plume.
Dé得
dào到
huáng皇
dì帝
shǎng赏
cì赐
huā花
líng翎
，
bèi被
shì视
wéi为
jí极
gāo高
de的
róng荣
yù誉
。
Being granted a peacock feather plume by the emperor was considered a very high honor.