woman's hair bun; topknot
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
a woman's hair worn in a bun or topknot, traditionally worn on the head or at the nape
archaicRefers to a traditional Chinese women's hairstyle, historically associated with mourning customs (worn by widows without ornaments) or children's hairstyles (two buns resembling horns). Also written as 抓鬏.
Jiù旧
shí时
guǎ寡
fu妇
cháng常
shū梳
zhuā抓
jiu髻
，
yǐ以
shì示
āi哀
dào悼
。
In old times, widows often wore their hair in buns to show mourning.
Xiǎo小
nǚ女
hái孩
shū梳
zhe着
liǎng两
gè个
zhuā抓
jiu髻
，
xiǎn显
de得
shí十
fēn分
kě可
ài爱
。
The little girl wears her hair in two buns, looking very cute.
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Zhuā抓
jiu髻
fū夫
qī妻
shì是
zhǐ指
cóng从
xiǎo小
jiù就
dìng订
xià下
hūn婚
yuē约
de的
nán男
nǚ女
。
'Zhuaji spouses' refers to men and women betrothed since childhood.