fire tongs; fire poker
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1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
fire tongs; a long metal tool used for handling charcoal or fire in a traditional stove or brazier
dialectA traditional tool, now mostly obsolete in modern households. Marked as dialectal in some modern dictionaries. Often used in contexts of rural life, traditional kitchens, or historical settings.
Nǎi奶
nai奶
yòng用
huǒ火
zhù箸
bǎ把
lú炉
zi子
lǐ里
de的
tàn炭
huǒ火
bō拨
wàng旺
。
Grandma used fire tongs to stir up the charcoal fire in the stove.
Zài在
lǎo老
shì式
de的
zào灶
tái台
páng旁
，
zǒng总
fàng放
zhe着
yī一
fù副
huǒ火
zhù箸
。
Beside the old-fashioned stove, there was always a pair of fire tongs.
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Tā他
yòng用
huǒ火
zhù箸
jiā夹
qǐ起
yī一
kuài块
hóng红
tōng通
tōng通
de的
mù木
tàn炭
。
He used fire tongs to pick up a piece of red-hot charcoal.