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HSK
to open up / to set up / to establish
HSK 7-9
to split heaven and earth apart (idiom); refers to the Pangu 盤古|盘古 creation myth
HSK 7-9
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *闢* | 闢* | *闢
to open (a door) / to open up (for development) / to dispel; to refute; to repudiate / (bound form) penetrating; incisive
clear and penetrating (e.g. analysis) / incisive / insightful
to take an alternate route (idiom) / to find an alternative / to take a different approach / to blaze a new trail
(Taoism) to abstain from eating cereals; to fast / also pr. [pi4gu3]
penetrating / incisive
central of the five Zhou dynasty royal academies
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *辟* | 辟* | *辟
(literary) king; monarch / (literary) (of a sovereign) to summon to official service / (literary) to avoid (variant of ) / (literary) to repel (variant of )
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *辟* | 辟* | *辟
penal law / variant of 闢|辟
to recover one's power or authority / restoration (of a past regime)
to ward off evil spirits / mythical lion-like animal that wards off evil (also called 貔貅)
(Tw) to construct (on undeveloped land)
lit. to open a room / fig. to settle in a quiet room / behind closed doors
to stand off / to make way
to blaze a new trail (idiom); to display originality
profound, thorough and moving
Manchu Restoration of 1917, see 張勳復辟|张勋复辟
(literary) death sentence; decapitation
Manchu Restoration of 1917, an attempt by general 張勳|张勋 to reinstate the monarchy in China by restoring the abdicated emperor Puyi 溥儀|溥仪 to the throne
ink slab or ink stone of celadon or white porcelain with unglazed surface
pioneer / groundbreaker
to discuss behind closed doors
to refute a rumor / to deny
penetrated / trenchant / incisive


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