蓄须明志

Traditional: 蓄鬚明志
xù xū míng zhì
Dictionary entry
to grow a beard as a symbol of one's determination (as Mei Lanfang 梅蘭芳|梅兰芳[Mei2 Lan2 fang1] growing a beard and refusing to perform for the Japanese)

What does 蓄须明志 mean?

蓄须明志 (xù xū míng zhì) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to grow a beard as a symbol of one's determination (as Mei Lanfang 梅蘭芳|梅兰芳[Mei2 Lan2 fang1] growing a beard and refusing to perform for the Japanese)

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蓄须明志
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