包衣

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Chinese

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Etymology 1

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to cover; to wrap; to hold
to cover; to wrap; to hold; to include; to take charge of; package; wrapper; container; bag; to hold or embrace; bundle; packet; to contract (to or for)
 
gown; clothes; to dress
gown; clothes; to dress; to wear
 
simp. and trad.
(包衣)
anagram 衣包

Pronunciation

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Noun

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包衣

  1. (pharmacology) capsule (the stable shell enclosing medicines)
    包衣包衣  ―  bāoyī  ―  coating machine
  2. husk (of corn)
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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phonetic
simp. and trad.
(包衣)
anagram 衣包
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Short for 包衣阿哈, a transcription of Manchu ᠪᠣᠣᡳ
ᠠᡥᠠ
(booi aha, bond servant, literally household slave). The first component, ᠪᠣᠣᡳ (booi), is the genitive of ᠪᠣᠣ (boo, house).

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Noun

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包衣

  1. (historical) Booi Aha