dustpan; dialect term
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dustpan; winnowing basket
dialectA dialectal term for a dustpan used in cleaning, or a winnowing basket used in agriculture. The pronunciation and usage are common in certain southern Chinese dialects such as Min, Wu, or Hakka.
Tā她
yòng用
běn畚
jī箕
bǎ把
dì地
shàng上
de的
lā垃
jī圾
sǎo扫
qǐ起
lái来
。
She used a dustpan to sweep up the trash from the floor.
Ā阿
pó婆
yòng用
běn畚
jī箕
bǒ簸
mǐ米
，
bǎ把
kāng糠
qù去
diào掉
。
The elderly woman used a winnowing basket to separate the rice from the chaff.
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Zài在
xiāng乡
xià下
，
zhè这
zhǒng种
zhú竹
biān编
de的
běn畚
jī箕
hěn很
cháng常
jiàn见
。
In the countryside, this kind of bamboo-woven dustpan is very common.