撕棉

English translation: tearing cotton pad apart

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Chinese term or phrase:撕棉
English translation:tearing cotton pad apart
Entered by: Julian Herranz

08:09 Aug 10, 2017
Chinese to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Folklore / Tai chi
Chinese term or phrase: 撕棉
This is a textbook description of a Tai chi move (左鹰形落式). Full sentence goes like this:

同时右拳顺左前劈内上钻挫,至双拳相交撕棉状翻转变拳向下劈按而出
Julian Herranz
Spain
Local time: 20:30
tearing cotton pad apart
Explanation:
撕棉状 = as if tearing cotton pad apart
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pkchan
United States
Local time: 14:30
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I think this is exactly the meaning of the original text. Thanks a lot!
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4tearing cotton pad apart
pkchan
4as if you are tearing a piece of cotton apart
wei xia


  

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tearing cotton pad apart


Explanation:
撕棉状 = as if tearing cotton pad apart

pkchan
United States
Local time: 14:30
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I think this is exactly the meaning of the original text. Thanks a lot!
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5 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
as if you are tearing a piece of cotton apart


Explanation:
This means the using the consciousness instead of physical strength.


    Reference: http://www.360doc.com/content/17/0629/23/99504_667601300.sht...
wei xia
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Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
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