| 鞭 | 297A20 20B.82-9 | 部居  | 畫數 18 | ㄅㄧㄢ [bian1] | ||
| N. | (1) Whip: 馬鞭 horsewhip; usu. 鞭子 [bian1zi0]; 執鞭之士 (AC) horseman, carriage driver; 鞭長莫及 phr., beyond one's ability to help, i.e., out of reach. (2) (AC) bamboo whip; metal chain as weapon. (3) The rod as symbol of teacher: 執教鞭 be a teacher (at such a school). | |||||
| V.t. | To whip, flog: 鞭打，鞭箠; 鞭打棍捶 beat up with sticks and whips. | |||||
| Words | 1. 鞭辟 [bian1bi4], v.t., urge forward by severity, whip forward: 鞭辟入裡 phr., demolish (a writer, writing) by penetrating criticism. 2. 鞭春 [bian1chun1], phr., see [bian1tu3niu2]↓. 3. 鞭笞 [bian1chi2], v.t., & n., flog (-ging). 4. 鞭炮 [bian1pao4], n., string of firecrackers. 5. 鞭扑 [bian1pu4], v.t., submit (person) to flogging. 6. 鞭撻 [bian1ta4], v.t., whip, whip into submission (of countries); (MC) drive (person) about. 7. 鞭策 [bian1ce4], v.t., whip, drive (person, oneself) forward. 8. 鞭土牛 [bian1tu3niu2], phr., anc. spring ceremony of beating earthen ox, also called 打春 “beating the spring.” | |||||