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chopsticks (dialectal)

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1.

noun

chopsticks

dialect

A dialectal or literary term for chopsticks, primarily used in certain Chinese dialects or written classical-style Chinese. The standard modern term is 筷子 (kuàizi).

Qǐng请
dì递
gěi给
wǒ我
nà那
shuāng双
zhù筯
 。

Please pass me that pair of chopsticks.

Yù玉
zhù筯

Jade chopsticks (literary term, often used to describe tears streaming down like chopsticks).

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Tā他
fàng放
xià下
yù玉
zhù筯
 ，
qǐ起
shēn身
lí离
qù去
 。

He put down the jade chopsticks and stood up to leave.