Chinese word 烙印 meaning explanation pronunciation

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Word

Pinyin lào yìn

Phonetic Notation ㄌㄠˋ ㄧㄣˋ

Englishto brand (cattle etc), brand, (fig.) to leave a lasting mark, to stigmatize, mark, stamp, stigma

Frenchmarquage au fer, marque, empreinte

GermanyBrandmal (S), Brandzeichen (S), Marke (S), Stempel (S), beachten, anstreichen (V), brandmarken, mit seinem Zeichen versehen (V)

◎ 烙印 làoyìn

(1) [brand]∶烫在人、动物或器物上的火印。多比喻不易磨灭的痕迹

(2) [brand]∶用火烧铁在牲畜或器物上烫成痕迹;比喻深刻地留下印象

历史又一次将这教训烙印在那些愿意正视事实的人们的心上

烙印：烫在人、动物或器物上的火印。用作标志，比喻不易磨灭的痕迹，名词。也比喻留下不易磨灭的痕迹，动词。