Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 辟

penal law
variant of 闢／辟 (pì)

(literary) king; monarch
(literary) (of a sovereign) to summon to official service
(literary) to avoid (variant of 避 (bì))
(literary) to repel (variant of 避 (bì))

to open (a door)
to open up (for development)
to dispel; to refute; to repudiate
(bound form) penetrating; incisive

(literary) death sentence; decapitation

penetrating
incisive

lit. to open a room
fig. to settle in a quiet room
behind closed doors

to ward off evil spirits
mythical lion-like animal that wards off evil (also called 貔貅 (píxiū))

(Taoism) to abstain from eating cereals; to fast
also pr. (pigù)

to stand off
to make way

profound, thorough and moving

to refute a rumor
to deny

central of the five Zhou dynasty royal academies

clear and penetrating (e.g. analysis)
incisive
insightful

to recover one's power or authority
restoration (of a past regime)

(Tw) to construct (on undeveloped land)

to open up
to set up
to establish

ink slab or ink stone of celadon or white porcelain with unglazed surface

pioneer
groundbreaker

lìngpìxījìng

to take an alternate route (idiom)
to find an alternative
to take a different approach
to blaze a new trail

kāitiānpìdì

to split heaven and earth apart (idiom); refers to the Pangu 盤古／盘古 ( Pángǔ) creation myth

Zhāng Xūn Fùbì

Manchu Restoration of 1917, an attempt by general 張勳／张勋 ( Zhāng Xūn) to reinstate the monarchy in China by restoring the abdicated emperor Puyi 溥儀／溥仪 ( Pǔyí) to the throne

to blaze a new trail (idiom); to display originality

to discuss behind closed doors

Dīngsì Fùbì

Manchu Restoration of 1917, see 張勳復辟／张勋复辟 ( Zhāng Xūn Fùbì)

penetrated
trenchant
incisive