金步搖

See also: 金步摇

Chinese

		metal; gold; money	a type of head ornament that was inserted just beneath a hair bun, with gold and pearls dangling from it as one walked
trad. (金步搖)		金	步搖
simp. (金步摇)		金	步摇

金 (gold) + 步 (step) + 搖 (to sway back and forth)

this type of headpiece had dangling gold and pearl pieces which would sway back and forth as one walked.

金步搖

(archaic) a type of head ornament that was inserted just beneath a hair bun, it had gold and pearls which dangled from it as one walked
- 806: Bai Juyi, Song of Everlasting Regret
  雲鬢花顏金步搖
  She had dark black hair, and the face of a flower, with golden jewelry dangling from her hair

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