Meaning of 乞巧
乞巧 means (historical custom) to pray for sewing/embroidery skills on the Double Seventh Festival. Pronounced qǐ qiǎo.
- (historical custom) to pray for sewing/embroidery skills on the Double Seventh Festival
Definitions & Examples
Táng唐
dài代
de的
fù妇
nǚ女
yǒu有
qī七
xī夕
qǐ乞
qiǎo巧
de的
xí习
sú俗
。
Women in the Tang Dynasty had the custom of praying for sewing skills on the Double Seventh Festival.
Gū姑
niang娘
men们
zài在
tíng庭
yuàn院
lǐ里
bǎi摆
shàng上
guā瓜
guǒ果
，
kāi开
shǐ始
qǐ乞
qiǎo巧
。
The young women laid out melons and fruits in the courtyard and began praying for needlework skills.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
qǐ乞
qiǎo巧
de的
yí仪
shì式
，
shì是
wèi为
le了
xiàng向
zhī织
nǚ女
qí祈
qiú求
yī一
shuāng双
qiǎo巧
shǒu手
。
This ritual of praying for skills was to beseech the Weaving Maiden for a pair of skillful hands.
Gǔ古
dài代
shī诗
cí词
zhōng中
cháng常
yǒu有
miáo描
xiě写
nǚ女
zǐ子
qǐ乞
qiǎo巧
de的
chǎng场
jǐng景
。
Ancient poetry often describes scenes of women praying for sewing skills.
Suí随
zhe着
shí时
dài代
biàn变
qiān迁
，
qǐ乞
qiǎo巧
de的
fēng风
sú俗
yǐ已
zhú逐
jiàn渐
dàn淡
huà化
。
With the changes of the times, the custom of praying for skills has gradually faded.