结绳 (結繩) jié shéng

  1. jié shéng phrase to tie a knot in a rope
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (Guoyu '結繩' 1)
  2. jié shéng phrase a knotted cord
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Used for recording events before writing was developed in China, as in 结绳记事 (Guoyu '結繩' 2; Mathews 1931 '結繩', p. 106)

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