guānjīn

纶巾

Word · NounTraditional綸巾

ancient scarf with black silk ribbon; scholarly elegance

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

ancient headscarf with a black silk ribbon

literary

A 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.