床头柜 (chuáng tóu guì) — bedside table, nightstand; (slang) henpecked husband
Definition
A compound noun: 床头 ('bedside') + 柜 ('cabinet'), the small table next to the bed. Slang meaning 'henpecked husband' — a husband who does whatever his wife says.
noun
bedside tablenightstand(slang) henpecked husband
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 床头柜。Wǒ zài chuáng tóu guì shàng fàng le yì zhǎn tái dēng hé yì běn zá zhì.I put a lamp and a magazine on the bedside table.
- 床头柜，。Péng you xiào tā shì chuáng tóu guì, shuō tā shén me dōu tīng lǎo po de.His friends joked that he was a henpecked husband, saying he does everything his wife says.
- 床头柜，。Xīn mǎi de chuáng tóu guì kuǎn shì jiǎn dān, hěn pèi wò shì de fēng gé.The newly bought nightstand has a simple style that matches the bedroom decor.
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