tumbler in Chinese
tumbler in Chinese is 鼠海豚 — tumbler means a flat-bottomed drinking glass without a stem, foot, or handle.
tumbler in Chinese
鼠海豚
Pronounced: shǔ hǎi tún
A drinking glass that has no stem, foot, or handle — so called because such glasses originally had a pointed or convex base and could not be set down without spilling. This compelled the drinker to finish their measure.
What does "tumbler" mean?
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noun A flat-bottomed drinking glass without a stem, foot, or handle.
"He poured the whisky into a heavy crystal tumbler."
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noun A moving part inside a lock that must be aligned by the correct key before the bolt will open.
"The locksmith explained how each tumbler had to line up for the key to turn."
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tumbler in a sentence
- He poured the whisky into a heavy crystal tumbler.
- The locksmith explained how each tumbler had to line up for the key to turn.
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What is "tumbler" in Chinese?
"tumbler" in Chinese is 鼠海豚. tumbler means: A flat-bottomed drinking glass without a stem, foot, or handle.
How do you pronounce 鼠海豚?
"tumbler" in Chinese is 鼠海豚, pronounced "shǔ hǎi tún".
How do you use "tumbler" in a sentence?
Example: "He poured the whisky into a heavy crystal tumbler." In Chinese, "tumbler" is 鼠海豚.
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