oil basket; wicker container for oil
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
small-mouthed, large-bellied basket for holding oil
Traditional container used in rural China for storing and transporting cooking oil or lamp oil. Typically made watertight by lining with paper and coating with tung oil.
Nóng农
mín民
yòng用
yóu油
lǒu篓
lái来
chǔ储
cún存
huā花
shēng生
yóu油
。
Farmers use oil baskets to store peanut oil.
Zhè这
gè个
yóu油
lǒu篓
shì是
yòng用
zhú竹
miè篾
biān编
chéng成
de的
。
This oil basket is woven from bamboo strips.
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Lǎo老
shì式
yóu油
lǒu篓
lǐ里
miàn面
hú糊
zhe着
zhǐ纸
，
wài外
miàn面
tú涂
le了
tóng桐
yóu油
。
Old-style oil baskets are lined with paper inside and coated with tung oil outside.