- 竹(bamboo)
- 师(master; army)
A bamboo (竹) sieve sounds like "teacher" (師) because it borrows the sound.
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(bound form) a sieve
(bound form) a sieve
This sieve is very old.
to sieve; to sift; to filter
Please help me sift the flour.
to eliminate through selection
We should filter out the bad things.
A bamboo (竹) sieve sounds like "teacher" (師) because it borrows the sound.
(bound form) a sieve
This sieve is very old.
to sieve; to sift; to filter
Please help me sift the flour.
to eliminate through selection
We should filter out the bad things.
to warm a pot of rice wine (over a fire or in hot water)
He warmed the wine by straining it.
to pour (wine or tea)
Please pour me a cup of tea.
(dialect) to strike (a gong)
He struck the gong once.
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to warm a pot of rice wine (over a fire or in hot water)
He warmed the wine by straining it.
to pour (wine or tea)
Please pour me a cup of tea.
(dialect) to strike (a gong)
He struck the gong once.