wèi
碨
stone mill; grindstone (dialect)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
stone mill; grindstone; quern (dialectal)
dialectA regional dialect term used in certain areas of China (particularly in some northern and central dialects) to refer to a traditional stone mill used for grinding grain. Less common than the standard term 石磨.
Yǐ以
qián前
nóng农
cūn村
cháng常
yòng用
wèi碨
lái来
mó磨
yù玉
mǐ米
miàn面
。
In the past, rural villages often used stone mills to grind cornmeal.
Zhè这
gè个
lǎo老
wèi碨
yǐ已
jīng经
chuán传
le了
sān三
dài代
rén人
le了
。
This old grindstone has been passed down for three generations.
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Wèi碨
shàn扇
dōu都
mó磨
píng平
le了
，
gāi该
huàn换
xīn新
de的
le了
。
The millstones are all worn smooth; it's time to replace them.