parade criminal through villages; peddle in countryside
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesverb
to parade (a criminal) through villages as punishment (in old times)
archaicRefers to the historical practice of public shaming where criminals were escorted through rural areas to serve as a warning to others.
Jiù旧
shè社
huì会
，
fàn罪
rén犯
cháng常
cháng常
bèi被
yā押
zhe着
yóu游
xiāng乡
shì示
zhòng众
。
In the old society, criminals were often paraded through villages to be publicly shamed.
Yóu游
xiāng乡
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
dài带
yǒu有
wǔ侮
rǔ辱
xìng性
de的
chéng惩
fá罚
fāng方
shì式
。
Parading through villages was a form of punishment that carried humiliation.
verb
to peddle; to solicit business by traveling through villages
Refers to traveling salesmen, peddlers, or craftsmen going from village to village to sell goods or offer services.
Guò过
qù去
yǒu有
hěn很
duō多
huò货
láng郎
yóu游
xiāng乡
jiào叫
mài卖
。
In the past, many peddlers traveled through villages hawking their wares.
Tā他
cháng常
nián年
yóu游
xiāng乡
shōu收
gòu购
jiù旧
jiā家
jù具
。
He travels through villages year-round buying old furniture.
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Bǔ补
guō锅
jiàng匠
yóu游
xiāng乡
chuàn串
hù户
，
hěn很
shì是
xīn辛
kǔ苦
。
Tinkers who travel from village to village soliciting work have a very hard life.