靠背 (kào bēi) — back of a chair; ornamental armor worn by military characters in Chinese opera
Definition
A concrete noun with two unrelated senses: the physical backrest of a chair, and a piece of ornamental armor worn by military characters in Chinese opera. Pronounced kàobèi as a chair part, but kàobēi in the opera sense.
noun
back of a chairornamental armor worn by military characters in Chinese opera
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 靠背，。Zhè bǎ yǐ zi de kào bēi hěn gāo, zuò zhe hěn shū fu.The back of this chair is very high, making it comfortable to sit in.
- 靠背。Xì qǔ yǎn yuán de kào bēi shàng chā zhe sì miàn qí zi.The opera actor's armor has four flags inserted on the back.
- 靠背。Tā mǎi le yì bǎ xīn kào bēi de bàn gōng yǐ.He bought a new office chair with a backrest.
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