镳 (biāo) — (bound form) bridle bit
Definition
A literary, bound-form word for the metal bit of a horse's bridle, used today almost only in the idiom 分道扬镳 ("to part ways"). Learners will not encounter it outside that chengyu.
bound form
bridle bit
Easily confused
- 标biāosound-aliketo mark, to label, to indicate
- 飙biāosound-alike(literary) strong wind; gale
- 镖biāosound-alikedart-like weapon, typically used in Chinese martial arts
- 勺biāosound-alike(classifier) centiliter (unit of volume), abbreviated from 公勺
- 彪biāosound-alikeyoung tiger (literary, written)
- 飚biāosound-alikevariant of 飆|飙
Examples
- 。Tā men zuì zhōng fēn dào yáng biāo le.They eventually parted ways.
- 镳。Gǔ dài de mǎ biāo shì yòng jīn shǔ zuò de.Ancient bridle bits were made of metal.
- “”。Zhè ge zì zhī zài "fēn dào yáng biāo" zhè ge chéng yǔ zhōng chū xiàn.This character only appears in the chengyu "分道扬镳".
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