骚

sāo · sao

Traditional 騷

Meaning

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  1. (bound form) to disturb; to disrupt
  2. flirty; coquettish
  3. abbr. for 離騷 / 离骚 (Lí Sāo)
  4. (literary) literary writings; poetry
  5. foul-smelling (variant of 臊 (sāo))
  6. (dialect) (of certain domestic animals) male

In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)首(shǒu)诗(shī)继(jì)承(chéng)了(le)《离(lí)骚(sāo)》的(de)浪(làng)漫(màn)传(chuán)统(tǒng)。

This poem carries on the romantic tradition of the Li Sao.

02

他(tā)年(nián)轻(qīng)时(shí)写(xiě)了(le)不(bù)少(shǎo)骚(sāo)体(tǐ)诗(shī)。

In his youth he wrote quite a few poems in the sao style.

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