foot-binding; to bind feet
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesverb
to bind the feet (as a historical practice)
archaicRefers specifically to the historical Chinese custom of binding young girls' feet to modify their shape and size. Used today primarily in historical or cultural contexts.
Zài在
jiù旧
shè社
huì会
，
xǔ许
duō多
nǚ女
xìng性
cóng从
hěn很
xiǎo小
jiù就
kāi开
shǐ始
chán缠
zú足
。
In the old society, many women started foot-binding from a very young age.
Chán缠
zú足
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
yǐ已
jīng经
fèi废
zhǐ止
de的
lòu陋
xí习
。
Foot-binding is an abolished bad custom.