sleeve; cuff
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 4 examplesnoun
sleeve (of a garment)
dialectDialect term used in regional varieties such as Wu (Shanghai area), equivalent to standard Mandarin 袖子.
Tā他
bǎ把
xiù袖
guǎn管
juǎn卷
qǐ起
lái来
zhǔn准
bèi备
gàn干
huó活
。
He rolled up his sleeves to get ready for work.
Zhè这
jiàn件
mián棉
ǎo袄
de的
xiù袖
guǎn管
tài太
kuān宽
le了
。
The sleeves of this cotton-padded garment are too wide.
noun
sleeve opening; cuff
dialectRefers specifically to the opening at the end of a sleeve where the hand passes through; dialectal variant of 袖口.
Xiù袖
guǎn管
tài太
xiǎo小
，
wǒ我
de的
shǒu手
shēn伸
bù不
jìn进
qù去
。
The cuff is too small for me to get my hand through.
Tā他
zài在
xiù袖
guǎn管
lǐ里
cáng藏
le了
yī一
zhāng张
zhǐ纸
tiáo条
。
He hid a slip of paper inside his sleeve opening.