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三寸金蓮 (saam1 cyun3 gam1 lin4) — foot binding (a practice for female to bind the feet since 10th century China) in Cantonese

saamˉ¹三cyun˗₃寸gamˉ¹金linˎ₄蓮
简 三寸金莲
Mandarin Pinyin: san1 cun4 jin1 lian2

Meaning of 三寸金蓮

nounfoot binding (a practice for female to bind the feet since 10th century China)

Example Sentences with 三寸金蓮

keoiˏ₅佢deoi˗₃對haaiˎ₄鞋houˊ²好sai3,細，ciˏ₅似saamˉ¹三cyun˗₃寸gamˉ¹金lin4.蓮。
Her shoes are very small, like three-inch golden lotuses.
jiˏ₅以cinˎ₄前diˉ¹啲neoiˏ₅女janˎ₄人cinˊ²纏saamˉ¹三cyun˗₃寸gamˉ¹金lin4.蓮。
In the past, women bound their feet into three-inch golden lotuses.
fukˉ¹幅waaˊ²畫waaˍ₆畫gaanˊ²緊saamˉ¹三cyun˗₃寸gamˉ¹金lin4.蓮。
The painting is depicting three-inch golden lotuses.
keoiˏ₅佢deoi˗₃對goek˗₃腳houˊ²好ciˏ₅似saamˉ¹三cyun˗₃寸gamˉ¹金lin4.蓮。
Her feet are like three-inch golden lotuses.
taiˊ²睇zanˉ¹真di1,啲，mˎ₄唔haiˍ₆係saamˉ¹三cyun˗₃寸gamˉ¹金lin4.蓮。
Look closer, it's not a three-inch golden lotus.
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Characters in 三寸金蓮

三saam1
three; third; thrice
寸cyun3
cocky; arrogant; vain | [Var] 串
金gam1
a Chinese family name
蓮lin4
lotus; lotus seed; water lily

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