bellows; air blower
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bellows; device that compresses air to produce airflow
Traditionally constructed from wood with a piston and valves, used to stoke fires in forges or stoves. Commonly appears in the idiom '风箱里的老鼠——两头受气' (like a mouse in a bellows—getting squeezed from both ends).
Tiě铁
jiàng匠
lā拉
fēng风
xiāng箱
，
lú炉
huǒ火
yuè越
shāo烧
yuè越
wàng旺
。
The blacksmith worked the bellows, making the forge fire burn brighter and hotter.
Tā他
xiàng像
fēng风
xiāng箱
lǐ里
de的
lǎo老
shǔ鼠
，
liǎng两
tóu头
shòu受
qì气
。
He's like a mouse in a bellows—getting squeezed and blamed from both sides.
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Zhè这
gè个
fēng风
xiāng箱
yǐ已
jīng经
yòng用
le了
jǐ几
shí十
nián年
le了
。
This bellows has already been in use for several decades.