tuō​jiāo

to come unglued

  • created sense approved 脱胶/脫膠 · tuō​jiāo · to come unglued — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    脱胶 / 脫膠

    tuō​jiāo

    to come unglued

    to come apart or become unstuck when the glue holding something together fails

    脱, 胶

    脱 (literal) → 脱/脫 · tuō · to escape 胶 (literal) → 胶/膠 · jiāo · to glue

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  • created sense approved 脱胶/脫膠 · tuō​jiāo · to degum — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    脱胶 / 脫膠

    tuō​jiāo

    to degum

    to remove natural gum or sticky substances from plant fibers like silk, hemp, or flax

    脱, 胶

    脱 (literal) → 脱/脫 · tuō · to remove 胶 (literal) → 胶/膠 · jiāo · glue

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

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