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围巾
wéi jīn



围巾
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
     1. Simplified form of 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-
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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