| 盆 | 1064C35 80.30 | 部居  | 畫數 9 | ㄆㄣˊ [pen2] | ||
| N. | Basin, pot, tub, wooden or enamel or metal: 花盆 flower pot; 浴盆 bathtub; 臉盆 washing basin; 傾盆 (of rain) pouring; 臨盆 about to deliver a child (of expecting mother); 鼓盆而歌 allu. to Chuangtse who sang beating on a basin when his wife died; 戴盆望天 folly of trying to see the sky with basin over one's head. | |||||
| V.t. | To train (cricket) for fighting in a large bowl. | |||||
| Words | 1. 盆地 [pen2di4], n., valley surrounded by mountains, river basin. 2. 盆骨 [pen2gu3], n., (biol.) pelvic bones. 3. 盆景 [pen2jing3], n., miniature landscape or flower arrangement in a basin or bowl; such bowl with artificial flowers of precious stones. 4. 盆堂 [pen2tang2], n., public bath provided with tubs, dist. from 池堂. 5. 盆栽 [pen2zai1], n., a pot plant; drawf-tree culture. | |||||