old-fashioned shabby inn; feather shop
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
a rudimentary, shabby inn from the old days
archaicRefers to a type of cheap lodging in historical China, characterized by its extreme poverty. Guests slept without proper bedding, using piled chicken feathers for warmth.
Tā他
qióng穷
kùn困
liáo潦
dǎo倒
shí时
，
zhǐ只
néng能
zài在
jī鸡
máo毛
diàn店
guò过
yè夜
。
When he was destitute, he could only spend the night in a shabby feather shop.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
jī鸡
máo毛
diàn店
lián连
zhāng张
xiàng像
yàng样
de的
chuáng床
dōu都
méi没
yǒu有
。
This kind of rudimentary inn didn't even have a proper bed.
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Guò过
qù去
de的
jī鸡
máo毛
diàn店
，
kè客
rén人
kào靠
diàn垫
jī鸡
máo毛
qǔ取
nuǎn暖
。
In the old feather shops, guests relied on piled chicken feathers for warmth.