ancient scarf with black silk ribbon; scholarly elegance
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
ancient headscarf with a black silk ribbon
literaryA historical headgear worn by scholars and strategists in ancient China, especially associated with the Three Kingdoms period.
Zhū诸
gě葛
Liàng亮
tóu头
dài戴
guān纶
jīn巾
,
shǒu手
chí持
yǔ羽
shàn扇
,
xiǎn显
dé得
cóng从
róng容
rú儒
yǎ雅
。
Zhuge Liang, wearing a silk-ribboned scarf and holding a feather fan, appeared calm and scholarly.
Zhè这
fú幅
gǔ古
huà画
zhōng中
de的
shì士
rén人
xíng形
xiàng象
,
zhèng正
shì是
guān纶
jīn巾
yǔ羽
shàn扇
de的
diǎn典
xíng型
zhuāng装
bàn扮
。
The scholar's image in this ancient painting is a typical depiction of the silk-ribboned scarf and feather fan attire.
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"
Yǔ羽
shàn扇
guān纶
jīn巾
"
cháng常
bèi被
yòng用
lái来
xíng形
róng容
rú儒
jiàng将
de的
fēng风
dù度
。
"Feather fan and silk-ribboned scarf" is often used to describe the demeanor of a scholar-general.