rain shoes; galoshes; overshoes
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
rain shoes; rubber boots; galoshes; overshoes
Originally referred to waterproof shoes worn over regular footwear; now generally refers to any rainproof rubber shoes or boots. Common in eastern and southern China.
Xià下
yǔ雨
tiān天
yào要
chuān穿
tào套
xié鞋
。
You need to wear rain shoes on rainy days.
Tā他
mǎi买
le了
yī一
shuāng双
xīn新
tào套
xié鞋
。
He bought a new pair of galoshes.
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Yǐ以
qián前
de的
tào套
xié鞋
shì是
tào套
zài在
bù布
xié鞋
wài外
miàn面
de的
，
xiàn现
zài在
duō多
zhǐ指
xiàng橡
jiāo胶
yǔ雨
xié鞋
。
In the past, overshoes were worn over cloth shoes, but now the term mostly refers to rubber rain boots.