軋花
yà​huā

ginning, to gin cotton

  • created sense approved 轧花/軋花 · yà​huā · ginning, to gin cotton — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    轧花 / 軋花

    yà​huā

    ginning, to gin cotton

    to separate cotton fibers from the seeds using a machine, or the process of doing so

    轧 (literal) → 轧/軋 · yà · to run over 花 (literal) → 花 · huā · cotton

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  • created sense approved 轧花/軋花 · yà​huā · to emboss — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    轧花 / 軋花

    yà​huā

    to emboss

    to press patterns or designs onto materials such as metal or leather using a machine

    轧 (literal) → 轧/軋 · zhá · to roll steel 花 (literal) → 花 · huā · patterned

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

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