dài
襶
see nàidài; bulky raincoat or clumsy person
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesbound morpheme
used in 褦襶 (nàidài), referring to a bulky, unlined raincoat; by extension, a clumsy or awkward person; a bumbler
This character does not appear independently and is only used in the compound 褦襶. The term 褦襶 originally described a cumbersome rain garment, later extending to describe people who are socially awkward, pretentious, or inept.
Tā他
chuān穿
zhe着
nà那
jiàn件
nài褦
dài襶
,
xíng行
dòng动
qǐ起
lái来
shí十
fēn分
bèn笨
zhuō拙
。
He was wearing that bulky raincoat and moved about very clumsily.
Bié别
kàn看
tā他
xī西
zhuāng装
gé革
lǚ履
,
qí其
shí实
shì是
gè个
bù不
zhé折
bù不
kòu扣
de的
nài褦
dài襶
。
Don't be fooled by his suit and tie; he's actually a complete bumbler.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
nài褦
dài襶
shì式
de的
yǔ雨
yī衣
zǎo早
jiù就
bèi被
táo淘
tài汰
le了
。
This type of bulky raincoat was phased out long ago.