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蜡
là
名词
1. A type of oily substance produced by animals, plants, or minerals, which is plastic, easily melted, insoluble in water, and soluble in carbon disulfide and benzene. For example: beeswax, paraffin wax, wax tablet, wax pencil, wax therapy, wax dyeing, wax figure, wax paper, wax candle, the term "wax yellow" to describe a yellow color resembling wax. Wax pills.
2. Abbreviation for candle.
动词
1. To apply wax.
2. See zhà.
蜡
là
名词
本义: A certain type of oily substance produced by animals, plants, or minerals. For example: beeswax.
造字法: Phonetic and semantic character composition; it comes from the insect character and is read as (liè).
1. An oily substance produced by animals, minerals, or plants that has plasticity, can burn and melt, is insoluble in water, and is an ester of a hydroxy alcohol or steroid fatty acid ([En.] wax).
引:
1. Du Mu's "Farewell": "The candle has a heart, still lamenting, shedding tears until dawn."
例: For instance: wax ball (wax pill); wax seal (a small wax ball that seals documents); wax residue (the leftover residue from white wax or yellow wax).
2. Abbreviation for candle.
引:
1. Li Shangyin's "Untitled": "When the wax torch turns to ash, the tears finally dry."
例: For instance: wax fire (candle flame); wax smoke (smoke from a candle); wax red (candle flower); wax fragrance (the scent produced when a candle burns); wax light (light from a candle).
蜡
là
动词
1. To rub with wax.
例: For instance: wax drive (applying wax to paper or cloth to prevent moisture); wax manuscript (a painting copied onto silk using wax); wax paper (paper coated with wax).
2. See zhà.
古时的祭礼,于年终大祭万物,周朝称为“蜡”。
1. In ancient times, a ceremonial offering held at the end of the year to worship all things, called "wax" during the Zhou Dynasty.
蜡
zhà
动词
1. An ancient form of sacrifice. A great sacrifice offered at the end of the year during the Zhou Dynasty ([En.] a sacrifice offered at end of the year).
引:
1. "The Rites of Zhou": "The emperor held great wax offerings eight times."
例: For example: wax offering (year-end sacrificial worship); wax altar (the altar used for wax offerings); wax guest (the assisting priest for the year-end worship); wax cord (also means wax tribute); wax shrine (the shrine used for wax offerings); wax palace (buildings used for wax offerings); wax month (referring to the twelfth month of the Zhou calendar); wax day (the day for the end of year wax offerings to the eight deities); wax sacrifice (the ceremonial name for the year-end worship of all divine beings).
蜡
zhà
动词
1. An ancient ceremonial name. A great sacrifice offered at the end of the year during the Zhou Dynasty (also [En.] a sacrifice offered at end of the year).
引:
1. "The Rites of Zhou": "The emperor held great wax offerings eight times."
例: For example: wax offering (year-end sacrificial worship); wax altar (the altar used for wax offerings); wax guest (the assisting priest for the year-end worship); wax cord (also means wax tribute); wax shrine (the shrine used for wax offerings); wax palace (buildings used for wax offerings); wax month (referring to the twelfth month of the Zhou calendar); wax day (the day for the end of year wax offerings to the eight deities); wax sacrifice (the ceremonial name for the year-end worship of all divine beings).
1. Fly larvae.
(*Referenced from definitions in traditional Chinese dictionaries)