吐丝
吐丝吐絲 tǔ sī ㄊㄨˇ ㄙ tou3 si1
- (of spiders, caterpillars, silkworms etc) to extrude silk
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More words with these characters
吐
- 呕吐嘔吐 ǒu tù ㄡˇ ㄊㄨˋ au2 tou3 to vomit
- 吞吞吐吐 tūn tūn tǔ tǔ ㄊㄨㄣ ㄊㄨㄣ ㄊㄨˇ ㄊㄨˇ tan1 tan1 tou3 tou3 to hum and haw (idiom); to mumble as if hiding sth
- 催吐 cuī tù ㄘㄨㄟ ㄊㄨˋ ceoi1 tou3 to induce vomiting
- 倾吐傾吐 qīng tǔ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄊㄨˇ king1 tou3 to pour out (emotions)
- 吐口 tǔ kǒu ㄊㄨˇ ㄎㄡˇ tou3 hau2 to spit
- 吐司 tǔ sī ㄊㄨˇ ㄙ tou3 si1 sliced bread (loanword from "toast")
丝
- 粉丝粉絲 fěn sī ㄈㄣˇ ㄙ fan2 si1 bean vermicelli; mung bean starch noodles; cellophane noodles
- 丝毫絲毫 sī háo ㄙ ㄏㄠˊ si1 hou4 the slightest amount or degree
- 丝绸絲綢 sī chóu ㄙ ㄔㄡˊ si1 cau4 silk (cloth)
- 螺丝螺絲 luó sī ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄙ lo4 si1 screw
- 刻丝刻絲 kè sī ㄎㄜˋ ㄙ hak1 si1 variant of 緙絲|缂丝[ke4 si1]
- 屌丝屌絲 diǎo sī ㄉㄧㄠˇ ㄙ diu2 si1 loser (Internet slang)
Idioms with these characters
- 不吐不快 bù tǔ bù kuài ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄨㄞˋ bat1 tou3 bat1 faai3 to have to pour out what's on one's mind (idiom)
- 倾心吐胆傾心吐膽 qīng xīn tǔ dǎn ㄑㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄊㄨˇ ㄉㄢˇ king1 sam1 tou3 daam2 to pour out one's heart (idiom)
- 吐故纳新吐故納新 tǔ gù nà xīn ㄊㄨˇ ㄍㄨˋ ㄋㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄣ tou3 gu3 naap6 san1 lit. to breathe out stale air and breathe in fresh (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]); fig. to get rid of the old and bring in the new
- 吞吞吐吐 tūn tūn tǔ tǔ ㄊㄨㄣ ㄊㄨㄣ ㄊㄨˇ ㄊㄨˇ tan1 tan1 tou3 tou3 to hum and haw (idiom); to mumble as if hiding sth
- 吞云吐雾吞雲吐霧 tūn yún tǔ wù ㄊㄨㄣ ㄩㄣˊ ㄊㄨˇ ㄨˋ tan1 wan4 tou3 mou6 to swallow clouds and blow out fog (idiom)
- 抽丝剥茧抽絲剝繭 chōu sī bō jiǎn ㄔㄡ ㄙ ㄅㄛ ㄐㄧㄢˇ lit. to unwind the silk thread from the cocoon (idiom)
- 金石丝竹金石絲竹 jīn shí sī zhú ㄐㄧㄣ ㄕˊ ㄙ ㄓㄨˊ gam1 sek6 si1 zuk1 lit. (music instruments made of) metal, stone, string, and bamboo (idiom)
- 藕断丝连藕斷絲連 ǒu duàn sī lián ㄡˇ ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄙ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ngau5 dyun6 si1 lin4 lit. lotus roots may break, but the fiber remains joined (idiom); lovers part, but still long for one another
- 千丝万缕千絲萬縷 qiān sī wàn lǚ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄙ ㄨㄢˋ ㄌㄩˇ cin1 si1 maan6 leoi5 (idiom) intricately interconnected
- 丝毫不差絲毫不差 sī háo bù chā ㄙ ㄏㄠˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄚ si1 hou4 bat1 caa1 accurate to perfection (idiom)