tinder paper; joss paper for the dead (dialectal)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
tinder paper; touch paper
A paper treated with saltpeter (potassium nitrate) to make it ignite easily. Historically used to light fires, lamps, or firecrackers before matches were common.
Tā他
yòng用
huǒ火
zhǐ纸
diǎn点
zháo着
le了
yóu油
dēng灯
。
He lit the oil lamp with tinder paper.
Zhì制
zuò作
bào爆
zhú竹
xū需
yào要
yòng用
dào到
huǒ火
zhǐ纸
。
Making firecrackers requires the use of touch paper.
Show 1 more exampleShow fewer examples
Zhè这
zhǒng种
huǒ火
zhǐ纸
yī一
pèng碰
huǒ火
xīng星
jiù就
zháo着
。
This kind of tinder paper catches fire the moment it touches a spark.
noun
joss paper; ghost money
dialectA regional (dialectal) term for the paper money burned as an offering to the deceased in traditional Chinese ancestor worship and funerary rites.
Qīng清
míng明
jié节
wǒ我
men们
huí回
xiāng乡
gěi给
zǔ祖
xiān先
shāo烧
huǒ火
zhǐ纸
。
On Qingming Festival, we return to our hometown to burn joss paper for our ancestors.
Zài在
nà那
biān边
，
rén人
men们
bǎ把
zhè这
zhǒng种
zhǐ纸
qián钱
jiào叫
zuò做
huǒ火
zhǐ纸
。
In that area, people call this kind of paper money 'huozhi'.