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Word · VerbTraditional䌥

to quilt; to pad with stitching

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to quilt; to pad with long stitches; to baste

dialect

Dialectal variant of 绗(háng). Used in traditional quilting and garment making to secure cotton padding with long running stitches.

Nǎi奶
nai奶
zhèng正
zài在
yǐn䌥
mián棉
bèi被
 。

Grandma is quilting the cotton-padded blanket.

Zhè这
jiàn件
mián棉
ǎo袄
xū需
yào要
yǐn䌥
yī一
xià下
 ,
mián棉
hua花
dōu都
pǎo跑
dòng动
le了
 。

This cotton-padded jacket needs quilting; the cotton stuffing has all shifted.

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Tā她
yòng用
cū粗
xiàn线
yǐn䌥
le了
sān三
háng行
 。

She basted three rows with thick thread.