foot-binding; bind feet
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to bind feet; to practice foot-binding
archaicRefers to the old custom of tightly wrapping young girls' feet with long cloth strips to prevent normal growth, causing bone deformities. This practice is now obsolete.
Jiù旧
shè社
huì会
，
xǔ许
duō多
nǚ女
hái孩
cóng从
sì四
wǔ五
suǐ岁
qǐ起
jiù就
yào要
guǒ裹
jiǎo脚
。
In the old society, many girls had to start foot-binding from the age of four or five.
Guǒ裹
jiǎo脚
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
cuī摧
cán残
nǚ女
xìng性
shēn身
tǐ体
de的
lòu陋
xí习
。
Foot-binding was a harmful custom that mutilated women's bodies.
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Wǒ我
de的
zǔ祖
mǔ母
nián年
qīng轻
shí时
guǒ裹
guo过
jiǎo脚
，
suǒ所
yǐ以
zǒu走
lù路
bù不
tài太
fāng方
biàn便
。
My grandmother had her feet bound when she was young, so she didn't walk very easily.