羽書
Chinese
| feather | letter, message | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (羽書) | 羽 | 書 | |
| simp. (羽书) | 羽 | 书 | |
(This form in the hanzi box is uncreated: "羽书".)
Noun
羽書
- (literary, poetic) urgent letter; message of emergency (literally, "feathered letter", a letter that flies like a bird)
- 每聞羽書告急之聲，心灼內熱，四體驚竦。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Book of the Later Han, circa 5th century CE
- Měi wén yǔshū gàojí zhī shēng, xīn zhuó nèi rè, sìtǐ jīng sǒng. [Pinyin]
- Every time I receive urgent messages carrying news of alarm, I feel a boiling inside, and my limbs tremble in terror.
每闻羽书告急之声，心灼内热，四体惊竦。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
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