to extend one's neck in preparation for execution (idiom)
trad. 引頸就戮
Also written 引頸就戮【yǐn jǐng jiù lù】
Characters in this word
4引
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to draw (e.g. a bow), to pull, to stretch sth, to extend, to lengthen, to involve or implicate in, to attract, to lead, to guide, to leave, to provide evidence or justification for, old unit of distance equal to 10 丈[zhang4], one-thirtieth of a km or 33.33 meters
- Pinyin
- yǐn
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 8320 of 2500
颈
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used in 脖頸|脖颈[bo2 geng3]
- Pinyin
- gěng
- Traditional
- 頸
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- 18689 of 2500
就
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(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then, (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after, (same as 就是[jiu4 shi4]) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly, only; as little as, as much as; as many as, to approach; to move towards, to undertake; to engage in, (often followed by 著|着[zhe5]) taking advantage of, (of food) to go with, with regard to; concerning, (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就[yi1 cu4 er2 jiu4]), (pattern: 就[jiu4] ... 也[ye3] ...) even if ... still ..., (pattern: 不[bu4] ... 就[jiu4] ...) if not ... then must be ...
- Pinyin
- jiù
- Strokes
- 12
- Frequency
- 14 of 2500
戮
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to peel with a knife, old variant of 戮[lu4]
- Pinyin
- lù
- Traditional
- 剹
- Strokes
- 15
- Frequency
- 28378 of 2500