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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

对襟
duì jīn

buttoned Chinese jacket

捉襟见肘
zhuō jīn jiàn zhǒu

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

正襟危坐
zhèng jīn wēi zuò

to sit upright and still (idiom)

胸襟
xiōng jīn

lapel of jacket

衣襟
yī jīn

the front piece(s) of a Chinese jacket

襟副翼
jīn fù yì

flaperon (aeronautics)

襟度
jīn dù

broad-minded

襟弟
jīn dì

husband of wife's younger sister

襟怀
jīn huái

bosom (the seat of emotions)

襟怀坦白
jīn huái tǎn bái

open and candid (idiom); not hiding anything

襟怀夷旷
jīn huái yí kuàng

broad-minded

襟抱
jīn bào

ambition

襟素
jīn sù

one's true heart

襟翼
jīn yì

(aircraft) wing flap

连襟
lián jīn

husbands of sisters

开襟
kāi jīn

buttoned Chinese tunic

开襟衫
kāi jīn shān

cardigan

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