wooden club for washing clothes; layman; amateur
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2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
wooden club or bat used for beating; especially for washing clothes
A traditional tool, historically used to beat laundry clean by a river or stream.
Tā她
ná拿
zhe着
bàng棒
chui槌
zài在
hé河
biān边
xǐ洗
yī衣
fu服
。
She washed clothes by the river with a wooden club.
Zhè这
jiàn件
gōng工
jù具
shì是
jiù旧
shí时
de的
xǐ洗
yī衣
bàng棒
chui槌
。
This tool is an old-fashioned laundry bat.
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Yòng用
bàng棒
chui槌
chuí捶
dǎ打
yī衣
fu服
，
néng能
ràng让
wū污
zì渍
gèng更
róng容
yì易
qù去
chú除
。
Beating clothes with a club makes stains easier to remove.
noun
layman; amateur; outsider (especially in traditional opera or performance circles)
informalOriginally a slang term in Chinese opera circles, now extended to refer to anyone who is unskilled or ignorant in a particular field. Often mildly derogatory.
Zài在
jīng京
jù剧
fāng方
miàn面
，
wǒ我
kě可
shì是
ge个
bàng棒
chui槌
。
I'm a complete amateur when it comes to Peking opera.
Bié别
tīng听
tā他
luàn乱
shuō说
，
tā他
zài在
zhè这
fāng方
miàn面
jiù就
shì是
ge个
bàng棒
chui槌
。
Don't listen to his nonsense; he's a total outsider in this field.
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Nà那
wèi位
lǎo老
yǎn演
yuán员
mà骂
xīn新
lái来
de的
yǎn演
yuán员
shì是
bàng棒
chui槌
，
shén什
me么
dōu都
bù不
dǒng懂
。
The veteran actor called the newcomer a clumsy amateur who understands nothing.