warm oneself by a fire
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to warm oneself by a fire
dialectChiefly used in dialectal regions, particularly in southern Chinese dialects such as Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Sichuan.
Wéi围
lú炉
xiàng向
huǒ火
。
Sitting around the stove to warm oneself by the fire.
Dōng冬
tiān天
lǎo老
rén人
xǐ喜
huan欢
xiàng向
huǒ火
qǔ取
nuǎn暖
。
In winter, old people like to warm themselves by the fire.
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Dà大
jiā家
xiàng向
huǒ火
ér而
zuò坐
，
liáo聊
zhe着
jiā家
cháng常
。
Everyone sat around the fire, chatting about family matters.