竹夾膝
zhú​jiā​xī

bamboo wife

  • created sense approved 竹夹膝/竹夾膝 · zhú​jiā​xī · bamboo wife — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    竹夹膝 / 竹夾膝

    zhú​jiā​xī

    bamboo wife

    a hollow cylindrical bolster made of woven bamboo strips, used in summer to stay cool while sleeping by allowing air to circulate

    竹 (literal) → 竹 · zhú · bamboo 夹 (literal) → 夹/夾 · jiā · to press 膝 (literal) → 膝 · xī · knee

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense