锡箔

錫箔
xībó
noun #26,207

Meanings

  1. 1 tinfoil
  2. 2 tin foil
  3. 3 foil paper

Examples

Tā yòng xībó zhǐ bǎ shíwù bāo hǎo fàng jìn kǎoxiāng.
She wrapped the food in tinfoil and put it in the oven.
Jìsì shí shāo xībó shì Zhōngguó chuántǒng xísú zhī yī.
Burning tinfoil during rituals is one of China's traditional customs.

Tips

culture
In Chinese religious and ancestral worship contexts, 锡箔 refers to the foil paper burned as offerings to ancestors, representing spirit money. This is distinct from kitchen aluminum foil.

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