chin oor Xhosa

chin

/tʃɪn/, /ʧɪn/ werkwoord, naamwoord

The bottom of a face, especially, the lower jaw or the region below the mouth.

Vertalings in die woordeboek Engels - Xhosa

Isilevu

facial feature

Others prefer to apply it only to the forehead, cheeks, or chin.
Amanye athanda ukuqaba ibunzi lodwa, izidlele okanye isilevu.

isilevu

naamwoord

bottom of a face

Others prefer to apply it only to the forehead, cheeks, or chin.
Amanye athanda ukuqaba ibunzi lodwa, izidlele okanye isilevu.

Chin

eienaam, naamwoord

A surname of Chinese origin.

voorbeelde

“Even after they left Chin State, they were willing to return.
Nasemva kokumka kwabo eChin State, babekulungele ukubuyela.

He might see a double chin that came from overeating and overdrinking, bags under the eyes from sleeplessness, and wrinkles in his brow from nagging anxieties.
Isenokubona iqeba elibangelwe kukutya nokusela ngokugqithiseleyo, ukudumba ezantsi kwamehlo ngenxa yokungalali, neentshiyi zifingekile ngenxa yokuthiwa mbende ngamaxhala.

Their recent conventions were held in the Burmese, Lushai, and Haka Chin languages, with a total attendance of 2,273.
Iindibano zabo zakutshanje beziqhutyelwe eLushai, eseBurma, yaye ngeelwimi zesiHaka Chin, apho bekuze abantu abangama-2 273.

In good weather, I can even go outside to talk to people, thanks to a specially adapted motorized wheelchair that I steer with my chin.
Xa imozulu intle, ndiye ndiphume ukuze ndithethe nabantu, ndincedwa sisitulo esinamavili endisilawula ngesilevu.

Today, despite being one of the most sparsely populated regions in the country, Chin State has seven congregations and several isolated groups.
Namhlanje, nakuba le ngingqi yaseChin State ingenabemi baninzi, kukho amabandla asixhenxe namaqela aliqela.

Those locals who were nominal Christians —mostly Kayins (Karens), Kachins, and Chins— lived in remote areas barely touched by the good news.
Abantu basekuhlaleni ababesithi bangamaKristu, (uninzi lwabo ingamaKayin, amaKaren amaKachin namaChin) babehlala kwiindawo ezikude nezazingekafikelelwa ngeendaba ezilungileyo.

With a long whitish beard under the chin, a dark mane on the neck, and a tail like that of a horse, the wildebeest resembles a combination of several different animals.
Ekubeni inqu inentshebe ende emhlotshana, isingci esimdakasholo nomsila ongathi ngowehashe, oko kuyenza ifane nezilwanyana ezininzi.

Lift the victim’s chin up, in order to open the airway.
Qethula isilevu somguli, ukuze kuvuleke imibhobho engenisa umoya.

Or the imbalance may be aggravated by poor posture, such as when you lean hunched over a desk or habitually support your chin on your hand.
Okanye ukungalungelelani kusenokwenziwa mandundu kukuma kakubi, njengaxa ugobe phezu kwedesika okanye ngokwesiqhelo ubeka isilevu esandleni sakho.

A bright, high sun projecting down on the subject (or directly behind) may produce harsh shadows under a person’s eyes, nose, and chin.
Ilanga eliqaqambileyo nelime nkqo phezu kwaloo nto uyifotayo (okanye ngasemva) lisenokuvelisa izithunzi ezibi ngezantsi kwamehlo, kwempumlo nesilevu somntu.

Men were instructed to shave the hair on their heads because “a cropped head . . . shows a man to be grave,” but the hair on the chin was not to be disturbed, for it “lends to the face dignity and paternal terror.”
Amadoda ayeyalelwa ukuba achebe iinwele zawo kuba “intloko echetyiweyo . . . ibonisa ukuba indoda inesidima,” kodwa iintshebe zazingamelwe zichukunyiswe, kuba “zazisenza ubuso bube nesidima negunya njengobawo.”

Avoid leaning your chin on your hand.
Kuphephe ukungqiyamisa isilevu esandleni sakho.

His neck became twisted, and his chin was “frozen” at his left shoulder.
Intamo yakhe yajijeka, yaye isilevu sakhe “sasincamathele” kwigxalaba lakhe lasekhohlo.

When hiking between congregations in Chin State, district overseer Gumja Naw and his wife, Nan Lu, built a ring of fires at night to keep wild animals at bay!
Xa behamba emahlathini besuka kwibandla elithile besiya kwelinye eChin State, uGumja Naw ongumveleli wesithili nomfazi wakhe, uNan Lu, babedla ngokwenza isangqa somlilo ukuze izilwanyana zingasondeli!

One of the first areas to receive special pioneers was Chin State, a mountainous region bordering Bangladesh and India.
Enye yeendawo zokuqala ezafumana oovulindlela abakhethekileyo yiChin State, ummandla oneentaba ongakwimida yeBangladesh neIndiya.

To make matters worse, the piercer used a stud designed for the chin, and it cut into Kendra’s tongue and ripped through tissue underneath.
Eyona nto yada yangakumbi kukuba, umntu owayemgqobhoza wasebenzisa umhombiso olungiselelwe isidlele waza wasifaka elulwimini lukaKendra waza wadlakaza isicwili esingaphantsi kolwimi.

Thus, most Chin people hold the Bible and Bible teachers in high regard.
Ngenxa yoku, amaChin amaninzi ayayihlonela iBhayibhile nabantu abafundisa ngayo.

Chin State lies 3,000 to 6,000 feet above sea level with some peaks soaring up to 10,000 feet.
IChin State iphakame ukususela kwiimitha ezingama-900 ukusa kwezili-1 800 ngaphezu komphakamo wolwandle, kukho neencopho ezifikelela kwiimitha ezingama-3 000.

I regularly worked alone in service and could barely speak the local language, Hakha Chin.
Ndandidla ngokusebenza ndedwa entsimini ndingekakwazi ukuthetha nolwimi lwalapho, isiHakha Chin.

However, travelers in Chin State braved more than leeches.
Noko ke, abantu ababesiza eChin State babengoyiki ezi rhorho kuphela.

Don’t slouch over your desk, and don’t hold a telephone to your shoulder with your chin.
Musa ukuziyekelela ngobuvila phezu kwedesika yakho, yaye musa ukubeka umnxeba egxalabeni uze uwubambe ngentlafuno.

Boat's crews should be correctly and uniformly dressed in the rig ordered and should wear their caps with the chin-stays down always.
Iqela lezikhephe malunxibe ngokufanayo nangokulungileyo ngezinxibo ezimisiweyo kwaye banxibe iminqwazi yabo iintambo ezixhasa imasti enqanaweni zibe sezantsi ngalo lonke ixesha.

ch’ ch, as in Ch’in (chin) dynasty
ch’ ch, njengakumnombo wookumkani baseCh’in (chin(

Aye Aye Thit, who served with her husband in the circuit work in Chin State, relates: “I grew up in the flat Ayeyarwady Delta and was awestruck by the beautiful Chin Hills.
UAye Aye Thit, owayekhonza eChin State nomyeni wakhe ongumveleli wesiphaluka, uthi: “Ndakhulela kwimihlaba ethe tyaba, kwiiNtili zeAyeyarwady yaye ubuhle beeNduli zaseChin babusithi ndijonge.

His hands and feet were quite confined, and his head was bound with a small, soft red shawl, which passed under his chin and across his forehead in small folds.”
Izandla neengalo zaso zazivalelwe nkqi, intloko yaso yayibotshwe ngeqhiya encinane ebomvu nethambileyo, eyayinqumleza phantsi kwesilevu yaye imigobo yayo emincinane inqumleze ebunzi.”