sole a shoe; stitch sole to upper
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Meanings
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to sole a shoe; to stitch the shoe upper and sole together
Technical term in cobbling/shoemaking. The character 绱 (or variant 鞝) specifically refers to this sewing action, though 上鞋 is commonly used as a folk variant.
Lǎo老
xié鞋
jiàng匠
zhèng正
zuò坐
zài在
mén门
kǒu口
shàng绱
xié鞋
。
The old cobbler was sitting at the doorway soling shoes.
Shàng绱
xié鞋
shì是
zhì制
xié鞋
guò过
chéng程
zhōng中
zuì最
zhòng重
yào要
de的
yī一
bù步
。
Lasting is the most important step in the shoe-making process.
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Tā她
xué学
huì会
le了
shǒu手
gōng工
shàng绱
xié鞋
de的
jì技
yì艺
。
She learned the craft of hand-sewing shoes.