a bamboo paper; suitable for brush calligraphy
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
a yellowish, slightly rough-edged paper made from bamboo fibers
neutralSpecifically used for traditional Chinese calligraphy and printing due to its absorbent quality and resistance to ink bleeding. The edges are often left untrimmed (hence the name '毛边').
Shū书
fǎ法
jiā家
xǐ喜
huān欢
yòng用
máo毛
biān边
zhǐ纸
lái来
liàn练
xí习
。
Calligraphers like to use maobian paper for practice.
Zhè这
běn本
jiù旧
shū书
shì是
yòng用
máo毛
biān边
zhǐ纸
yìn印
de的
。
This old book was printed on maobian paper.
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Tā他
mǎi买
le了
yì一
dāo刀
máo毛
biān边
zhǐ纸
xiě写
máo毛
bǐ笔
zì字
。
He bought a stack of maobian paper to write brush characters.