water pipe tobacco; hookah tobacco
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
fine tobacco for smoking in a water pipe; hookah tobacco
Refers specifically to the shredded tobacco used in traditional Chinese water pipes (水烟袋). The water in the pipe cools and filters the smoke. This practice remains popular in certain regions of China, particularly among older generations.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
shuǐ水
yān烟
de的
wèi味
dào道
hěn很
chún醇
hòu厚
。
This type of water pipe tobacco has a very mellow flavor.
Yé爷
ye爷
měi每
tiān天
xià下
wǔ午
dōu都
yào要
chōu抽
yī一
dài袋
shuǐ水
yān烟
。
Grandpa smokes a bag of water pipe tobacco every afternoon.
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Shuǐ水
yān烟
dài袋
lǐ里
de的
shuǐ水
kě可
yǐ以
guò过
lǜ滤
yān烟
sī丝
zhōng中
de的
zá杂
zhì质
。
The water in the water pipe can filter impurities from the tobacco.