jianzhi

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jianzhi

  • /d͡ʒiænˈd͡ʒiː/

Where it comes from

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 剪紙 /剪纸 (jiǎnzhǐ), from 剪 (jiǎn, “to cut with scissors”) + 紙 /纸 (zhǐ, “paper”).

noun

  1. uncountable Chinese traditional paper cutting.

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noun Chinese paper cutting

한국어전지 jeonji
日本語剪紙 senshi, ジエン・ジー jien-jī
中文剪紙 /剪纸 jiǎnzhǐ
Русскийцзяньчжи́ czjanʹčží

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@misc{jianzhi_2026,
  title = {jianzhi},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jianzhi},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}