yà
砑
calender; burnish; polish
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to calender; to burnish; to press and polish (leather, cloth, paper, etc.) with a smooth stone or roller to make it compact and shiny
Technical term from leatherworking, textile manufacturing, and papermaking. Often appears in the compound 砑光 (yà guāng). The tool used is traditionally an oval river stone or a smooth marble cylinder.
Bǎ把
zhè这
zhāng张
pí皮
gé革
yà砑
guāng光
。
Burnish this piece of leather.
Gōng工
jiàng匠
yòng用
guāng光
huá滑
de的
shí石
tou头
yà砑
niú牛
pí皮
。
The craftsman uses a smooth stone to burnish the cowhide.
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Jīng经
guò过
yà砑
guāng光
chǔ处
lǐ理
hòu后
，
zhǐ纸
zhāng张
biǎo表
miàn面
gèng更
jiā加
guāng光
huá滑
。
After calendering treatment, the paper surface becomes smoother.
Yà砑
bù布
shì是
yī一
xiàng项
chuán传
tǒng统
shǒu手
gōng工
yì艺
。
Calendering cloth is a traditional handicraft.