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WordTraditional韛

bellows

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

Definition

bellows (for a forge or stove); air pump

dialect

A dialect term for a device that blows air, typically used in a blacksmith's forge or traditional stove. The character is non-standard and rarely used in modern written Chinese; '风箱' (fēng xiāng) is the standard term.

Tiě铁
jiang匠
lā拉
dòng动
bài韛
guǎi拐
zi子
 ,
ràng让
lú炉
huǒ火
shāo烧
dé得
gèng更
wàng旺
 。

The blacksmith pulled the bellows handle to make the furnace fire burn brighter.

Zhè这
ge个
lǎo老
fēng风
bài韛
hái还
néng能
yòng用
 。

This old bellows can still be used.