biāo
镳
horse bit; part ways
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 3 examplesnoun
ends of a horse's bit protruding from the mouth
literaryA highly specific, archaic term for a part of a horse's harness, now almost exclusively used in the idiom 分道扬镳.
Gǔ古
rén人
yòng用
“
fēn分
dào道
yáng扬
biāo镳
”
bǐ比
yù喻
gè各
zǒu走
gè各
de的
lù路
。
The ancients used the idiom '分道扬镳' to metaphorically describe going their separate ways.
《
Shuō说
wén文
jiě解
zì字
》
zhōng中
duì对
biāo镳
yǒu有
zhuān专
mén门
de的
jiě解
shì释
。
The ancient text 'Shuowen Jiezi' has a specific explanation for the character 镳.
noun
dart; throwing weapon (archaic variant of 镖)
archaicThis is an archaic or variant usage. In modern Chinese, the character 镖 is used for 'dart' or 'throwing weapon'.
Zài在
gǔ古
dài代
wén文
xiàn献
zhōng中
，
“
biāo镳
”
yǒu有
shí时
bèi被
yòng用
zuò作
“
biāo镖
”
。
In ancient texts, 镳 was sometimes used interchangeably with 镖.