English Dictionary

bamboo wife

名詞

In East Asia and Southeast Asia, a hollow bamboo bolster roughly the size of a human body, embraced by a person while sleeping during hot weather because its open structure exposes the body to cooling air flow.

日本語の意味

東アジアや東南アジアで、暑い天候の際に冷却効果を得るために人体を抱いて使用する、中空の竹製クッション。

On the sweltering veranda, he slept clutching his bamboo wife, letting the hollow frame channel a cool breeze along his limbs.

蒸し暑い縁側で、彼は中空で人の体ほどの大きさの竹製の抱き枕を抱きしめて眠り、枠の隙間から涼しい風が体を通り抜けた。

意味（1）

In East Asia and Southeast Asia, a hollow bamboo bolster roughly the size of a human body, embraced by a person while sleeping during hot weather because its open structure exposes the body to cooling air flow.

bamboo wives （ plural ）