fabric remnant from tailoring, esp. armpit piece
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
large piece of fabric left over from cutting clothes, specifically the piece left over from cutting the armpit area of Chinese-style clothing
dialectThis is a dialect term used in traditional Chinese tailoring. The 'armpit piece' (夹肢窝弯子) is the curved fabric remnant cut out when shaping the underarm of a garment. Such remnants were traditionally saved and used for patching or making small items.
Zhè这
kuài块
wān弯
zi子
hái还
kě可
yǐ以
zuò做
shuāng双
xié鞋
miàn面
。
This piece of remnant can still be used for a pair of shoe uppers.
Cái裁
feng缝
bǎ把
wā挖
gā夹
zhi肢
wō窝
shèng剩
xià下
de的
wān弯
zi子
shōu收
le了
qǐ起
lái来
。
The tailor put away the remnant left over from cutting the armpit.
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Zhōng中
shì式
mián棉
ǎo袄
de的
wān弯
zi子
cháng常
bèi被
yòng用
lái来
zuò做
xié鞋
diàn垫
。
The remnants from Chinese-style cotton-padded garments are often used to make insoles.
Bié别
xiǎo小
kàn看
zhè这
xiē些
wān弯
zi子
，
jī积
duō多
le了
néng能
pīn拼
jiàn件
xiǎo小
hái孩
yī衣
shang裳
。
Don't look down on these remnants; collected together they can be pieced into a child's garment.