zhuì
𮣵
iron prick on horsewhip
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
iron prick at the tip of a horsewhip used to spur the horse
archaicLiterary term referring to the sharp metal spike attached to the end of a horse driver's whip, used to prick the horse to make it run faster.
Yù御
zhě者
zhí执
zhuì錣
yǐ以
cè策
mǎ马
。
The charioteer held the prick to whip the horse.
Gǔ古
dài代
gǎn赶
mǎ马
zhàng杖
mò末
duān端
cháng常
zhuāng装
yǒu有
tiě铁
zhuì錣
，
yǐ用
yòng以
cì刺
mǎ马
cù促
xíng行
。
Ancient horsewhips were often fitted with iron pricks at the end to spur the horses onward.
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Zhuì錣
fēng锋
ruì锐
lì利
，
cì刺
zhī之
zé则
mǎ马
chí驰
。
The point of the prick was sharp; pricking with it made the horse gallop.