包袱 (bāofú) — a cloth-wrapped bundle; figuratively a burden or hang-up one carries; (in crosstalk) the punchline

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TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 詞

包袱 word · TOCFL C1 (est.)

包袱＝包＋袱

ㄅㄠㄈㄨˊ · bāofú

noun — a cloth-wrapped bundle; figuratively a burden or hang-up one carries; (in crosstalk) the punchline

字源 FORM — what the parts do

包to wrap (包住)bāothe wrapping arms (勹) folded round what is inside

袱a wrapping cloth (包袱布)fúcloth (衤) is the meaning; 伏 fú gives the sound

包袱，包住的包，包袱的袱。

意 · Meanings

(本義)用布包起來的行李— a bundle of belongings tied up in a cloth常用

→心理上的負擔、放不下的事— a burden or hang-up one carries — something one can't set down常用

→相聲裡抖出來的笑料— in crosstalk, the punchline 'unpacked' for the laugh

(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension