青丝 (qīng sī) — (literary) black hair of a woman; shredded green plums used in pastries; sliced preserved plums used as a dressing on food
Definition
A literary word with two unrelated senses: a poetic name for a woman's long black hair, and shredded/sliced preserved green plums used as a pastry filling or cold-dish topping. Context disambiguates which sense is meant.
noun
(literary) black hair of a womanshredded green plums used in pastriessliced preserved plums used as a dressing on food
Measure word · 缕
Examples
- 青丝，。Tā de qīng sī rú pù bù bān chuí xià, shí fēn měi lì.Her black hair cascaded down like a waterfall, very beautiful.
- 青丝，。Zhè zhǒng chuán tǒng gāo diǎn lǐ jiā le qīng sī, yǎo xià qù suān tián kě kǒu.This traditional pastry has shredded green plums added inside; it tastes sweet and sour when you bite into it.
- 青丝。Tā xǐ huan zài liáng miàn shàng sā yì xiē qīng sī dāng tiáo wèi liào.He likes to sprinkle some sliced preserved plums on cold noodles as a dressing.
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