to perm (hair) electrically; to give a permanent wave
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to perm hair using an electrically heated tool; to give a permanent wave
neutralRefers to a specific hairdressing technique that uses electric heaters (like curling irons or rollers) to create curls or waves in the hair that last for a period of time. It's the predecessor to modern chemical perms.
Shàng上
shì世
jì纪
bā八
shí十
nián年
dài代
，
hěn很
duō多
nǚ女
xìng性
xǐ喜
huan欢
qù去
lǐ理
fà发
diàn店
diàn电
tàng烫
tóu头
fa发
。
In the 1980s, many women liked to go to the hair salon for a perm.
Diàn电
tàng烫
chū出
lái来
de的
fà发
xíng型
bǐ比
lěng冷
tàng烫
gèng更
chí持
jiǔ久
。
A hairstyle from an electric perm lasts longer than one from a cold perm.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
lǎo老
shì式
diàn电
tàng烫
jì技
shù术
xiàn现
zài在
yǐ已
jīng经
hěn很
shǎo少
jiàn见
le了
。
This old-fashioned electric perm technique is rarely seen nowadays.
Tā她
xiǎng想
bǎ把
zhí直
fà发
diàn电
tàng烫
chéng成
bō波
làng浪
juǎn卷
。
She wants to get her straight hair permed into waves.