dú
椟
casket; wooden box
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
casket; small box; case
literaryA classical term for a small box or chest, often made of wood, used to store valuables. It is now considered literary and archaic, most famously used in the idiom 买椟还珠.
Mǎi买
dú椟
huán还
zhū珠
shì是
yī一
gè个
chéng成
yǔ语
。
To keep the glittering casket and give back the pearls is an idiom.
Gǔ古
rén人
cháng常
yòng用
mù木
dú椟
shōu收
cáng藏
yù玉
qì器
。
Ancient people often used wooden caskets to store jade artifacts.
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Tā他
jiāng将
xìn信
jiàn件
cáng藏
yú于
dú椟
zhōng中
。
He hid the letters inside a casket.
Bǎo宝
dú椟
lǐ里
zhuāng装
zhe着
jiā家
zú族
de的
yìn印
zhāng章
。
The precious casket contained the family seal.
Zhè这
gè个
qī漆
dú椟
zuò做
gōng工
fēi非
cháng常
jīng精
měi美
。
This lacquered box is exquisitely crafted.