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besom in Chinese

besom in Chinese is 帚 — besom means a broom made by tying a bunch of twigs to a long handle.

besom in Chinese

帚
noun
Pronounced: zhǒu
A broom made from a bundle of twigs tied onto a shaft.

What does "besom" mean?

  1. noun A broom made by tying a bunch of twigs to a long handle.
    "At Ickwell Green, in Bedfordshire, there is a permanent maypole. There, the May Queen is accompanied by moggies (raggedly dressed women) carrying besoms - birch-twig brooms."
  2. noun (informal) A woman seen as annoying or difficult to deal with.
    "Uncle Angus went on about the behavior of the car. "She's a besom, a proper besom, her and her gears. She'll be the death of me yet one of these days.""
  3. noun Something used to clean or purify.
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besom in a sentence

  • At Ickwell Green, in Bedfordshire, there is a permanent maypole. There, the May Queen is accompanied by moggies (raggedly dressed women) carrying besoms - birch-twig brooms.
  • Uncle Angus went on about the behavior of the car. "She's a besom, a proper besom, her and her gears. She'll be the death of me yet one of these days."
  • "She's a besom but no' bad at times, like now," Agnes said as she bit into a dough-ring.

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What is "besom" in Chinese?
"besom" in Chinese is 帚. besom means: A broom made by tying a bunch of twigs to a long handle.
How do you pronounce 帚?
"besom" in Chinese is 帚, pronounced "zhǒu".
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