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围巾wéi jīn
scarf
Definitions
Chinese > English | ||
围巾 | ||
1. Simplified form of 圍巾 | ||
圍巾 | wéijīn | |
1. n. scarf | ||
2. n. shawl | ||
3. n. (Singapore Hokkien) apron | ||
English > Chinese | ||
scarf | ||
1. 围巾;头巾 | ||
Components | ||
围 | ||
1. Simplified form of 圍 | ||
圍 | wéi | |
1. to surround; to encircle; to corral | ||
手 拉 手 圍 成 一 圈 - to hold hands and form a circle | ||
2. all sides | ||
周圍 - around | ||
3. girth | ||
腰圍 - waistline | ||
4. (often in Guangdong and Hong Kong place names) walled village | ||
吉 慶 圍 - Kat Hing Wai (a walled village in Yuen Long, Hong Kong) | ||
5. (Cantonese) | ||
6. (Cantonese) to tally; to calculate (an amount) | ||
7. (medicine) peri- | ||
巾 | jīn | |
1. a square item of cloth; towel; kerchief | ||
2. (historical) piece of clothing worn on the head in China | ||
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wéi jīn
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