xié
𮖱
tuck in garment to hold things; gather
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to tuck up one's garment to hold or carry things
literaryLiterary verb describing the action of lifting one's garment to form a pocket for carrying items. Most famously appears in the Classic of Poetry (Shijing).
Cǎi采
cǎi采
fú芣
yǐ苢
，
bó薄
yán言
xié襭
zhī之
。
Gathering plantain, she tucked it into her garment.
Tā她
xié襭
qǐ起
yī衣
jīn襟
，
shí拾
qǐ起
sàn散
luò落
de的
guǒ果
shí实
。
She tucked up her garment to pick up the scattered fruits.
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Gǔ古
rén人
xié襭
yī衣
yǐ以
chéng盛
wù物
。
The ancients tucked up their clothes to hold things.