women's attire; women
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
women's clothing (skirts and hairpins) in old times; used metonymously to refer to women
literaryOriginally referred to the skirts and hairpins worn by women in ancient times, later used by synecdoche to mean women themselves. Often appears in literary, historical, or formal contexts, sometimes contrasted with '须眉' (men).
Qún裙
chāi钗
bù不
ràng让
xū须
méi眉
。
Women do not yield to men.
Zhè这
xiē些
qún裙
chāi钗
gè个
gè个
cái才
huá华
héng横
yì溢
。
These women are all extremely talented.
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Qún裙
chāi钗
zhī之
bèi辈
yì亦
yǒu有
líng凌
yún云
zhī之
zhì志
。
Even womenfolk have ambitions that reach the clouds.
Gǔ古
shí时
qún裙
chāi钗
duō多
shēn深
jū居
guī闺
gé阁
zhī之
zhōng中
。
In ancient times, women mostly lived secluded in their chambers.