衣架

Mandarin · pinyin yī jià

Meanings

  1. clothes hanger
  2. clothes rack
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衣
yī · clothes, clothing; cover, skin; Kangxi radical 145
架
jià · rack, stand, prop; prop up
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1–4 · yi1 jia4

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ji1 gaa2

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noun

  1. coat hanger
  2. clothes rack
  3. (figurative) figure; body
  4. (figurative) figure; body — (figurative, specifically) someone who is in shape; someone who has a good figure
  5. (figurative) someone who only has appearances but no substance

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