què qiáo
Traditional: 鵲橋
鹊桥 (què qiáo) is a Chinese word meaning “magpie bridge across the Milky Way between Altair and Vega where Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女 are allowed an annual meeting”.
Meanings
- 1magpie bridge across the Milky Way between Altair and Vega where Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女 are allowed an annual meeting
Characters in 鹊桥
Related words
桥bridge大桥Da Qiao, one of the Two Qiaos, according to Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4], the two great beauties of ancient China桥梁bridge (lit. and fig.)剑桥Cambridge天桥overhead walkway天桥Tianqiao district of Jinan city 濟南市|济南市[Ji3 nan2 shi4], Shandong吊桥drawbridge桥牌contract bridge (card game)桥段(cinema, literature etc) scene桥头either end of a bridge喜鹊magpie独木桥single-log bridge