Chinese boxes

plural plural-only form-of

A set of boxes, of different sizes, each fitting inside the next larger one. / Something that resembles a set of Chinese boxes, especially in complexity. / plural of Chinese box

Japanese Meaning

異なるサイズの箱が入れ子状に収まるように配置された、一組の中国風の箱。 / 入れ子状態の複雑な構造や概念を比喩的に表現する場合に用いられる。 / 'Chinese box' の複数形として用いられる。

What is this buttons?

She opened the antique Chinese boxes one by one, revealing a tiny note inside each smaller box.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

彼女は古い入れ子式の箱を一つずつ開け、より小さな箱にはそれぞれ小さなメモが入っているのを見つけた。

Details

Sense（1）

A set of boxes, of different sizes, each fitting inside the next larger one.

Sense（2）

Something that resembles a set of Chinese boxes, especially in complexity.

Sense（3）

plural of Chinese box

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