coiled incense; spiral incense
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
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coiled incense; spiral-shaped incense (made by coiling a long thin stick of incense into a flat spiral)
Commonly used in religious ceremonies (Buddhism, Taoism), for meditation, or as mosquito repellent. Can be placed flat on a plate or hung from the ceiling.
Sì寺
miào庙
lǐ里
diǎn点
zhe着
yī一
pán盘
pán盘
xiāng香
。
The temple has coils of incense burning.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
pán盘
xiāng香
kě可
yǐ以
rán燃
shāo烧
shí十
èr二
gè个
xiǎo小
shí时
。
This type of coiled incense can burn for twelve hours.
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Xià夏
tiān天
de的
shí时
hou候
，
wǒ我
men们
cháng常
zài在
yuàn院
zi子
lǐ里
diǎn点
pán盘
xiāng香
qū驱
wén蚊
。
In summer, we often burn coil incense in the courtyard to repel mosquitoes.