rush cushion; cattail mat
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
a round cushion or mat woven from materials like cattails or straw
neutralTraditionally used for sitting during meditation or in traditional tea ceremonies. Now also used decoratively or as a rustic floor cushion.
Lǎo老
hé和
shàng尚
pán盘
tuǐ腿
zuò坐
zài在
pú蒲
tuán团
shàng上
dǎ打
zuò坐
。
The old monk sat cross-legged on a rush cushion, meditating.
Tā她
mǎi买
le了
yī一
gè个
xīn新
de的
pú蒲
tuán团
fàng放
zài在
chá茶
shì室
lǐ里
。
She bought a new cattail mat and placed it in the tea room.
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Zhè这
gè个
pú蒲
tuán团
shì是
yòng用
běn本
dì地
de的
mài麦
jiē秸
biān编
chéng成
de的
。
This cushion is woven from local wheat straw.