pots and pans; household utensils; personal belongings
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
various household utensils, esp. pots, jars, and containers; personal belongings or possessions (often trivial)
Literally refers to earthenware pots and jars; figuratively used to refer to personal belongings, especially when emphasizing their trivial, cumbersome, or burdensome nature (e.g., when moving or traveling light).
Chú厨
fáng房
de的
jiǎo角
luò落
lǐ里
duī堆
mǎn满
le了
tán坛
tán坛
guàn罐
guàn罐
。
The corner of the kitchen was piled high with various pots and jars.
Bān搬
jiā家
shí时
，
zhè这
xiē些
tán坛
tán坛
guàn罐
guàn罐
zuì最
ràng让
rén人
tóu头
téng疼
。
When moving house, these miscellaneous belongings are the most troublesome.
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Tā他
yàn厌
juàn倦
le了
chéng城
shì市
shēng生
huó活
，
rēng扔
diào掉
le了
suǒ所
yǒu有
de的
tán坛
tán坛
guàn罐
guàn罐
，
qù去
shān山
lǐ里
yǐn隐
jū居
le了
。
Tired of city life, he cast aside all his worldly possessions and went to live as a hermit in the mountains.