thick and bushy beard; luxuriant whiskers
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thick and bushy (of a beard); luxuriant
literaryLiterary term often used in the reduplicated form 于思于思 to describe a heavy, full beard. Derived from classical Chinese texts such as the Zuo Zhuan.
Lǎo老
xiān先
sheng生
yú于
sāi思
yú于
sāi思
，
yī一
fù副
xiān仙
fēng风
dào道
gǔ骨
de的
mú模
yàng样
。
The old gentleman had a thick, bushy beard, giving him the appearance of an immortal sage.
《
Zuǒ左
chuán传
》
zhōng中
“
yú于
sāi思
yú于
sāi思
”
yī一
yǔ语
，
biàn便
shì是
xíng形
róng容
hú胡
xū须
nóng浓
mì密
zhī之
zhuàng状
。
In the Zuo Zhuan, the phrase 'yú sāi yú sāi' is used to describe the appearance of a thick, heavy beard.
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Tā他
yú于
sāi思
mǎn满
miàn面
，
kàn看
shàng上
qù去
pō颇
yǒu有
wēi威
yán严
。
His face was covered with a bushy beard, giving him a rather dignified appearance.