paper spill; paper taper
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
paper spill; paper taper; thin paper roll used for lighting fires
Also written as 纸媒儿. Traditionally used to light pipes, candles, or stoves before the advent of matches and lighters. The term is now somewhat archaic but still recognized.
Yé爷
ye爷
yòng用
zhǐ纸
méi煤
ér儿
diǎn点
rán燃
le了
yān烟
dǒu斗
。
Grandfather used a paper spill to light his pipe.
Guò过
qù去
méi没
yǒu有
dǎ打
huǒ火
jī机
，
cháng常
yòng用
zhǐ纸
méi煤
ér儿
qǔ取
huǒ火
。
In the past, without lighters, people often used paper spills to start fires.
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Tā她
bǎ把
zhǐ纸
méi煤
ér儿
shēn伸
jìn进
lú炉
zi子
lǐ里
yǐn引
huǒ火
。
She inserted the paper spill into the stove to start the fire.