jiǎn
枧
bamboo water pipe; soap
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
bamboo water pipe; conduit
archaicAn archaic or technical character variant. The standard simplified character is ‘笕’.
Shān山
mín民
yòng用
zhú竹
jiǎn梘
yǐn引
quán泉
shuǐ水
dào到
jiā家
zhōng中
。
Mountain villagers used bamboo pipes to channel spring water to their homes.
Zhè这
ge个
cūn村
zi子
de的
guàn灌
gài溉
xì系
tǒng统
shǐ使
yòng用
le了
gǔ古
lǎo老
de的
mù木
jiǎn梘
。
This village's irrigation system uses ancient wooden conduits.
noun
soap
dialectA dialectal term, primarily used in regions like Guangdong and Fujian. Often found in compound words like ‘番梘’ (laundry soap) and ‘香梘’ (scented soap/toilet soap).
Ā阿
pó婆
qù去
zá杂
huò货
diàn店
mǎi买
le了
yī一
tiáo条
fān番
jiǎn梘
xǐ洗
yī衣
fu服
。
Grandma went to the grocery store to buy a bar of laundry soap.
Tā他
xǐ喜
huān欢
yòng用
nà那
zhǒng种
yǒu有
níng柠
méng檬
xiāng香
wèi味
de的
xiāng香
jiǎn梘
。
He likes to use that kind of scented soap with a lemon fragrance.
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Fān番
jiǎn梘
bǐ比
xǐ洗
yī衣
yè液
qù去
wū污
lì力
gèng更
qiáng强
。
Laundry soap has stronger stain-removing power than liquid detergent.