miànsù

面塑

Word · NounTraditional麵塑

dough figurine; dough modeling art

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

dough figurine; folk art of making colored sculptures from glutinous rice flour

neutral

A traditional Chinese folk craft, especially common during festivals or as children's toys. The dough is colored and shaped into figures of people, animals, gods, etc.

Zhè这
wèi位
lǎo老
yì艺
rén人
zuò做
de的
miàn面
sù塑
xǔ栩
xǔ栩
rú如
shēng生
 。

The dough figurines made by this old artisan are lifelike.

Miào庙
huì会
shàng上
yǒu有
mài卖
gè各
zhǒng种
kě可
ài爱
de的
miàn面
sù塑
 。

At the temple fair, they sell all kinds of cute dough figurines.

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Miàn面
sù塑
shì是
guó国
jiā家
jí级
fēi非
wù物
zhì质
wén文
huà化
yí遗
chǎn产
 。

Dough figurine art is a national-level intangible cultural heritage.