In Hanyu Da Cidian, Hanyu Da Zidian (both are Chinese-Chinese Dictionaries), Ciyuan (Origins of Chinese Characters) and Cihai (Collection of Chinese Words and Idioms), the definitions for the character "枭" ...In Hanyu Da Cidian, Hanyu Da Zidian (both are Chinese-Chinese Dictionaries), Ciyuan (Origins of Chinese Characters) and Cihai (Collection of Chinese Words and Idioms), the definitions for the character "枭" (Xiao), meaning "killing", are not complete. The list of its definitions ought to be: (1) to hang a cut-off head to the public as a warning; (2) to cut one’s head.展开更多
文摘In Hanyu Da Cidian, Hanyu Da Zidian (both are Chinese-Chinese Dictionaries), Ciyuan (Origins of Chinese Characters) and Cihai (Collection of Chinese Words and Idioms), the definitions for the character "枭" (Xiao), meaning "killing", are not complete. The list of its definitions ought to be: (1) to hang a cut-off head to the public as a warning; (2) to cut one’s head.
