Dictionary

jianzhi en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /d͡ʒiænˈd͡ʒiː/
• jyěnʹjûʹ

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (uncountable) Chinese traditional paper cutting.

Coordinates

papercutting · kirigami

Translations (6)

ru цзяньчжи́ (Chinese paper cutting) · ja ジエン・ジー (Chinese paper cutting) · ja 剪紙 (Chinese paper cutting) · fi jianzhi (Chinese paper cutting) · ko 전지 (Chinese paper cutting) · cmn 剪紙 /剪纸 (Chinese paper cutting)