Footbinding

Synonyms for "footbinding"

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Translations

14 translations across 10 languages.

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Chinese

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  • 縛跤 /缚跤 noun (binding of women's feet)

Chinese Cantonese

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  • 紮腳 /扎脚 noun (binding of women's feet)
  • 纏腳 /缠脚 noun (binding of women's feet)

Chinese Mandarin

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  • 纏腳 /缠脚 noun (binding of women's feet)
  • 纏足 /缠足 noun (binding of women's feet)
  • 裹腳 /裹脚 noun (binding of women's feet)

Finnish

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  • jalkojen sitominen noun (binding of women's feet)

French

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  • pieds bandés noun (binding of women's feet)

German

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  • Füßebinden noun (binding of women's feet)

Japanese

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  • 纏足 noun (binding of women's feet)

Korean

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  • 전족 noun (binding of women's feet)

Russian

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  • бинтова́ние ног noun (binding of women's feet)

Spanish

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  • vendado de pies noun (binding of women's feet)
  • vendado podal noun (binding of women's feet)

Sample sentences

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More recent studies have shown that foot-binding was likely practiced not purely for the sake of marriage, but also to keep girls at home and engaged in handicrafts, such as spinning cotton, in order to contribute to their family’s income.

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