lóng

砻

Character · Noun · VerbTraditional礱

rice-husking tool; to hull rice

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Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

noun

rice huller; a tool for removing rice husks

dialect

A traditional, often wooden, milling tool specific to rice processing, mainly used in historical or regional contexts.

Yuàn院
zi子
lǐ里
fàng放
zhe着
yī一
gè个
jiù旧
lóng砻
 。

An old rice huller is placed in the courtyard.

Yé爷
ye爷
nián年
qīng轻
shí时
yòng用
guò过
shí石
lóng砻
 。

Grandpa used a stone rice huller when he was young.

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Zhè这
gè个
lóng砻
shì是
yòng用
lái来
jiā加
gōng工
cāo糙
mǐ米
de的
 。

This huller is used to process brown rice.

2.

verb

to hull (rice); to remove husks using a rice huller

dialect

Refers specifically to the action of processing rice with this traditional tool.

Tā他
men们
zuó昨
tiān天
lóng砻
le了
liǎng两
dàn担
dào稻
zi子
 。

They hulled two dan of rice yesterday.

Yòng用
lóng砻
lóng砻
chū出
de的
mǐ米
bǐ比
jiào较
cāo糙
 。

The rice hulled by this tool is relatively coarse.

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Tā她
huì会
lóng砻
mǐ米
 ，
shì是
gēn跟
nǎi奶
nai奶
xué学
de的
 。

She knows how to hull rice, learned from her grandma.