to bring tribute as sign of submission (idiom); to submit
trad. 哀告賓服
Also written 哀告賓服【āi gào bīn fú】
Characters in this word
4哀
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Ai (c. 2000 BC), sixth of legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God, also known as Li 釐|厘[Li2]
- Pinyin
- Āi
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 39419 of 2500
告
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(bound form) to say; to tell, to announce; to report, to denounce, to file a lawsuit; to sue
- Pinyin
- gào
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 6438 of 2500
宾
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visitor, guest, object (in grammar)
- Pinyin
- bīn
- Traditional
- 賓
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 15104 of 2500
服
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clothes, dress, garment, to serve (in the military, a prison sentence etc), to obey, to be convinced (by an argument), to convince, to admire, to acclimatize, to take (medicine), mourning clothes, to wear mourning clothes
- Pinyin
- fú
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 6741 of 2500