亚麻布

linen

Asia / Asian / Taiwan pr. [Ya3]

second / next to / inferior / sub- / Taiwan pr. [ya3]

flax

variant of 麻[ma2] / hemp

surname Ma

generic name for hemp, flax etc / hemp or flax fiber for textile materials / sesame / CL:縷|缕[lü3] / (of materials) rough or coarse / pocked / pitted / to have pins and needles or tingling / to feel numb

sackcloth

variant of 布[bu4] / to announce / to spread

cloth / to declare / to announce / to spread / to make known