baby's birth hair; newborn's hair
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
a newborn baby's original hair before its first haircut
informalRefers specifically to the soft, fine hair a baby is born with. It often falls out and is replaced by thicker hair. This term is commonly used in northern Chinese dialects and is considered informal.
Zhè这
hái孩
zi子
de的
nǎi奶
máo毛
hái还
méi没
tì剃
ne呢
。
This baby's birth hair hasn't been cut yet.
Tā他
xiǎo小
shí时
hou候
de的
nǎi奶
máo毛
shì是
jīn金
huáng黄
sè色
de的
。
His birth hair was golden yellow when he was little.
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Mǎn满
yuè月
tì剃
nǎi奶
máo毛
shì是
gè个
chuán传
tǒng统
xí习
sú俗
。
Shaving the baby's first hair at the one-month-old celebration is a traditional custom.
Zhè这
kuài块
tāi胎
máo毛
bǐ笔
shì是
yòng用
bǎo宝
bao宝
de的
nǎi奶
máo毛
zuò做
de的
。
This fetal-hair brush is made from the baby's birth hair.