玻璃

Meaning(noun)

glass; (slang) male homosexual

Despite the Sino-Vietnamese reading 'pha lê', 玻璃 is ordinary glass; crystal is 水晶.

Measure words: 张、块

Examples

• 小心，地上有碎玻璃。

  xiǎo xīn, dì shàng yǒu suì bō lí.

  Careful, there's broken glass on the floor.

• 他每周擦一次窗户玻璃。

  tā měi zhōu cā yí cì chuāng hù bō lí.

  He cleans the window glass once a week.

• 这个杯子是玻璃做的。

  zhè ge bēi zi shì bō lí zuò de.

  This cup is made of glass.

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