straw mattress; bedding pad
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
straw mattress; bedding pad woven from rice straw, wheat straw, etc.
A traditional Chinese bedding item used on a wooden bed or brick bed (kang) to provide cushioning and insulation. It is less common in modern urban life but can still be found in rural areas or in historical contexts.
Nǎi奶
nai奶
de的
chuáng床
shàng上
hái还
pū铺
zhe着
hòu厚
hòu厚
de的
gǎo稿
jiàn荐
。
Grandma's bed still has a thick straw mattress on it.
Yǐ以
qián前
nóng农
cūn村
rén人
cháng常
yòng用
dào稻
cǎo草
biān编
gǎo稿
jiàn荐
。
In the past, people in the countryside often wove straw mattresses from rice straw.
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Xīn新
biān编
de的
gǎo稿
jiàn荐
yǒu有
yī一
gǔ股
dào稻
cǎo草
de的
qīng清
xiāng香
。
A newly woven straw mattress has a fresh scent of straw.
Zhè这
zhāng张
gǎo稿
jiàn荐
yòng用
le了
hǎo好
jǐ几
nián年
,
yǐ已
jīng经
yǒu有
diǎn点
tā塌
le了
。
This straw mattress has been used for several years and is already a bit sunken.