hand warmer; hand stove
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Meanings
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hand warmer; small portable stove for warming hands in cold weather
Traditional Chinese handheld heater, typically made of copper or brass, oval or round in shape, with a handle and perforated lid for ventilation. Fueled by charcoal briquettes, sawdust, or rice husks. Historically carried in sleeves or hung from the waist during winter.
Qīng清
dài代
guì贵
fù妇
dōng冬
tiān天
cháng常
suí随
shēn身
xié携
dài带
shǒu手
lú炉
。
Noblewomen in the Qing Dynasty often carried hand warmers with them during winter.
Zhè这
gè个
tóng铜
shǒu手
lú炉
zuò做
gōng工
fēi非
cháng常
jīng精
zhì致
。
This copper hand stove is exquisitely crafted.
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Yé爷
ye爷
cóng从
xiāng箱
zi子
lǐ里
fān翻
chū出
yī一
gè个
jiù旧
shǒu手
lú炉
。
Grandfather dug out an old hand warmer from the box.
Gǔ古
dài代
de的
shǒu手
lú炉
duō多
yòng用
tàn炭
jī墼
zuò作
rán燃
liào料
。
Ancient hand stoves mostly used charcoal briquettes as fuel.