hollow hand bell; horse bells
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
hollow metal hand bell (used by fortune-tellers and peddlers to attract customers)
Traditionally used by traveling fortune-tellers, quack doctors, and street peddlers in old China to draw attention. Also called 响器 or 虎撑.
Suàn算
mìng命
xiān先
sheng生
yáo摇
zhe着
chuàn串
líng铃
zǒu走
jiē街
chuàn串
xiàng巷
。
The fortune-teller walked through streets and alleys shaking his hand bell.
Jiāng江
hú湖
láng郎
zhōng中
cháng常
yòng用
chuàn串
líng铃
zhāo招
lǎn揽
shēng生
yì意
。
Wandering doctors often used hand bells to attract business.
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Tā他
shǒu手
wàn腕
shang上
tào套
zhe着
yī一
gè个
tóng铜
chuàn串
líng铃
。
He wore a copper hand bell on his wrist.
noun
string of bells (hung around the neck of draft animals)
Also known as 马铃. The sound helps locate the animals and scare away birds/pests.
Mǎ马
bó脖
zi子
shang上
guà挂
zhe着
yī一
chuàn串
líng铃
。
A string of bells hung around the horse's neck.
Luó骡
zi子
zǒu走
qǐ起
lù路
lái来
，
chuàn串
líng铃
dīng叮
dāng当
xiǎng响
。
As the mule walked, the bells jingled.
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Tā他
gěi给
lǘ驴
zi子
huàn换
le了
yī一
fù副
xīn新
chuàn串
líng铃
。
He put a new set of bells on the donkey.