low horizontal cabinet; chest
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Meanings
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low horizontal cabinet (rectangular, with a lid, traditionally placed on a kang)
Traditional furniture commonly found in northern Chinese homes, often used for storing bedding, clothes, or valuables. Usually placed on the kang (heated brick bed).
Nǎi奶
nai奶
bǎ把
mián棉
ǎo袄
shōu收
jìn进
le了
tǎng躺
guì柜
lǐ里
。
Grandma put the cotton-padded jacket away in the chest.
Zhè这
ge个
hóng红
mù木
tǎng躺
guì柜
shì是
wǒ我
yé爷
ye爷
liú留
xià下
de的
。
This mahogany chest was left to me by my grandfather.
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Yǐ以
qián前
nóng农
cūn村
jiā家
lǐ里
dōu都
yǒu有
tǎng躺
guì柜
，
fàng放
zài在
kàng炕
shàng上
zhuāng装
bèi被
rù褥
。
In the past, rural households all had chests placed on the kang to store bedding.