yān

technical
noun

Meaning of 鼻烟壶

鼻烟壶 means snuff bottle; small decorative bottle for holding snuff. Pronounced bí yān hú.

  • snuff bottle; small decorative bottle for holding snuff

Definitions & Examples

zài
dǒng
diàn
mǎi
le
jīng
měi
de
Qīng
dài
yān
 

He bought an exquisite Qing dynasty snuff bottle at the antique shop.

Zhè
yān
de
nèi
huà
gōng
fēi
cháng
jīng
zhàn
 

The interior painting technique of this snuff bottle is extremely exquisite.

yān
shì
guò
wén
rén
shì
de
suí
shēn
pǐn
 

Snuff bottles were personal accessories for scholars and gentlemen in the past.

Measure Words

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