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襟

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Definitions

  1. 1. lapel
  2. 2. overlap of Chinese gown
  3. 3. fig. bosom (the seat of emotions)
  4. 4. to cherish (ambition, desires, honorable intentions etc) in one's bosom

Words Containing 襟

捉襟见肘
zhuō jīn jiàn zhǒu

lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom)

连襟
lián jīn

husbands of sisters

襟翼
jīn yì

(aircraft) wing flap

襟怀夷旷
jīn huái yí kuàng

broad-minded

襟怀
jīn huái

bosom (the seat of emotions)

襟弟
jīn dì

husband of wife's younger sister

襟度
jīn dù

broad-minded

正襟危坐
zhèng jīn wēi zuò

to sit upright and still (idiom)

胸襟
xiōng jīn

lapel of jacket

开襟衫
kāi jīn shān

cardigan

襟怀坦白
jīn huái tǎn bái

open and candid (idiom); not hiding anything

衣襟
yī jīn

the front piece(s) of a Chinese jacket

对襟
duì jīn

buttoned Chinese jacket

襟素
jīn sù

one's true heart

襟抱
jīn bào

ambition

开襟
kāi jīn

buttoned Chinese tunic

襟副翼
jīn fù yì

flaperon (aeronautics)

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