palm-leaf fan; palm fan
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
fan made from palm leaves; palm-leaf fan
Commonly known as 芭蕉扇 (bājiāoshàn) in some regions. Traditionally used for cooling before electric fans became widespread.
Yé爷
ye爷
yáo摇
zhe着
kuí葵
shàn扇
zài在
shù树
xià下
chéng乘
liáng凉
。
Grandpa sat cooling off under the tree, waving a palm-leaf fan.
Zhè这
bǎ把
kuí葵
shàn扇
shì是
yòng用
pú蒲
kuí葵
yè叶
shǒu手
gōng工
biān编
zhī织
de的
。
This palm-leaf fan is hand-woven from palm leaves.
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Xiǎo小
shí时
hou候
méi没
yǒu有
diàn电
shàn扇
，
xià夏
tiān天
quán全
kào靠
kuí葵
shàn扇
dù度
xià夏
。
When I was young there were no electric fans; we relied entirely on palm-leaf fans to get through the summer.