jianzhi

See also: jiānzhì, jiānzhí, jiǎnzhí, and jiǎnzhǐ

English

jianzhi “window flower” during Chinese New Year

Etymology

From Mandarin 剪紙／剪纸 (jiǎnzhǐ), from 剪 (jiǎn, “to cut with scissors”) + 紙 (zhǐ, “paper”).

Noun

jianzhi (uncountable)

Chinese traditional paper cutting.

Coordinate terms

Translations

Chinese paper cutting

Chinese:
Mandarin: 剪紙 (zh), 剪纸 (zh) (jiǎnzhǐ)
Finnish: jianzhi

Japanese: 剪紙 (せんし, senshi), ジエン・ジー (jien-jī)
Korean: 전지 (ko) (jeonji)
Russian: цзяньчжи́ n (czjanʹčží)

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