girl's double buns; topknots
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
girl's hair styled in two buns on either side of the top of the head; traditional double topknots
A traditional Chinese hairstyle for young girls, often associated with childhood or servant girls in classical literature and period dramas.
Tā她
shū梳
zhe着
liǎng两
ge个
yā丫
jì髻
，
xiǎn显
de得
shí十
fēn分
kě可
ài爱
。
She wore her hair in two buns, looking very cute.
Xiǎo小
yā丫
huan鬟
shū梳
zhe着
yā丫
jì髻
，
zài在
yuàn院
zi子
lǐ里
wán玩
shuǎ耍
。
The little maid, her hair in topknots, was playing in the courtyard.
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Jiù旧
shí时
，
xiǎo小
nǚ女
hái孩
cháng常
shū梳
yā丫
jì髻
，
biǎo表
shì示
shàng尚
wèi未
chéng成
nián年
。
In the old days, young girls often wore double buns to indicate they were not yet adults.