抽丝剥茧 抽絲剝繭
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)
- fig. to unravel a mystery; to painstakingly follow the clues to eventually get to the bottom of the matter
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抽
- 抽屉 抽屜 chōu ti ㄔㄡ ˙ㄊㄧ cau1 tai3 drawer
- 抽查 chōu chá ㄔㄡ ㄔㄚˊ cau1 caa4 random inspection
- 抽样 抽樣 chōu yàng ㄔㄡ ㄧㄤˋ cau1 joeng2 sample; sampling
- 抽奖 抽獎 chōu jiǎng ㄔㄡ ㄐㄧㄤˇ cau1 zoeng2 to draw a prize
- 抽空 chōu kòng ㄔㄡ ㄎㄨㄥˋ cau1 hung1 to find the time to do sth
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- 抽签 抽籤 chōu qiān ㄔㄡ ㄑㄧㄢ cau1 cim1 to perform divination with sticks
- 抽烟 抽菸 chōu yān ㄔㄡ ㄧㄢ to smoke (tobacco)
- 抽象 chōu xiàng ㄔㄡ ㄒㄧㄤˋ cau1 zoeng6 abstract
- 回抽 huí chōu ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄔㄡ wui4 cau1 to pull back; to withdraw
- 找抽 zhǎo chōu ㄓㄠˇ ㄔㄡ zaau2 cau1 (coll.) to look for trouble
- 抽中 chōu zhòng ㄔㄡ ㄓㄨㄥˋ cau1 zung3 to win (a prize in a lottery)
- 抽佣 chōu yòng ㄔㄡ ㄩㄥˋ cau1 jung4 to take a commission; to take a percentage cut
- 抽出 chōu chū ㄔㄡ ㄔㄨ cau1 ceot1 to take out
- 抽动 抽動 chōu dòng ㄔㄡ ㄉㄨㄥˋ cau1 dung6 to twitch
- 抽取 chōu qǔ ㄔㄡ ㄑㄩˇ cau1 ceoi2 to extract
- 抽咽 chōu yè ㄔㄡ ㄧㄝˋ cau1 jit3 to sob
- 抽噎 chōu yē ㄔㄡ ㄧㄝ cau1 jit3 to sob
- 抽射 chōu shè ㄔㄡ ㄕㄜˋ cau1 se6 (soccer) to strike the ball powerfully at goal; to unleash a fierce shot
- 抽成 chōu chéng ㄔㄡ ㄔㄥˊ cau1 sing4 to take a commission; to take a percentage cut
- 抽打 chōu dǎ ㄔㄡ ㄉㄚˇ cau1 daa2 to whip
丝 絲
- 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 缂丝
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- 吐丝 吐絲 tǔ sī ㄊㄨˇ ㄙ tou3 si1 (of spiders, caterpillars, silkworms etc) to extrude silk
- 屌丝 屌絲 diǎo sī ㄉㄧㄠˇ ㄙ diu2 si1 loser (Internet slang)
- 厂丝 廠絲 chǎng sī ㄔㄤˇ ㄙ cong2 si1 filature silk
- 微丝 微絲 wēi sī ㄨㄟ ㄙ mei4 si1 microfilament
- 慕丝 慕絲 mù sī ㄇㄨˋ ㄙ mou6 si1 (Tw) (loanword) mousse (cosmetic or hairstyling product)
- 抽丝 抽絲 chōu sī ㄔㄡ ㄙ cau1 si1 to spin silk
- 拔丝 拔絲 bá sī ㄅㄚˊ ㄙ bat6 si1 wire drawing
- 摩丝 摩絲 mó sī ㄇㄛˊ ㄙ mo1 si1 (loanword) mousse (hairstyling product)
- 擦丝 擦絲 cā sī ㄘㄚ ㄙ caat3 si1 to grate (cheese, carrots etc); to shred
- 柘丝 柘絲 zhè sī ㄓㄜˋ ㄙ ze3 si1 silk from worms fed on 柘 leaves
- 椰丝 椰絲 yē sī ㄧㄝ ㄙ je4 si1 shredded coconut
- 水丝 水絲 shuǐ sī ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄙ seoi2 si1 (silver) of low purity
- 游丝 游絲 yóu sī ㄧㄡˊ ㄙ jau4 si1 gossamer
- 焊丝 焊絲 hàn sī ㄏㄢˋ ㄙ hon6 si1 welding wire
- 烟丝 煙絲 yān sī ㄧㄢ ㄙ jin1 si1 loose tobacco; fine-cut tobacco
剥 剝
- 剥削 剝削 bō xuē ㄅㄛ ㄒㄩㄝ mok1 soek3 to exploit
- 剥夺 剝奪 bō duó ㄅㄛ ㄉㄨㄛˊ mok1 dyut6 to deprive
- 刻剥 刻剝 kè bō ㄎㄜˋ ㄅㄛ hak1 mok1 to grab money
- 剥啄 剝啄 bō zhuó ㄅㄛ ㄓㄨㄛˊ mok1 doek3 (onom.) tap (on a door or window)
- 剥掉 剝掉 bō diào ㄅㄛ ㄉㄧㄠˋ mok1 diu6 to peel off
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- 剥皮 剝皮 bāo pí ㄅㄠ ㄆㄧˊ mok1 pei4 to skin; to flay; to peel
- 剥落 剝落 bō luò ㄅㄛ ㄌㄨㄛˋ mok1 lok6 to peel off
- 剥蚀 剝蝕 bō shí ㄅㄛ ㄕˊ mok1 sik6 to corrode
- 剥除 剝除 bō chú ㄅㄛ ㄔㄨˊ mok1 ceoi4 to strip off; to peel off; to remove (esp. unwanted parts)
- 剥离 剝離 bō lí ㄅㄛ ㄌㄧˊ mok1 lei4 to peel
- 斑剥 斑剝 bān bō ㄅㄢ ㄅㄛ baan1 mok1 mottled and peeling off in places
- 现剥 現剝 xiàn bāo ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄠ jin6 mok1 (of fruit, prawns etc) peeled on the spot
- 盘剥 盤剝 pán bō ㄆㄢˊ ㄅㄛ pun4 mok1 to exploit
- 鲜剥 鮮剝 xiān bāo ㄒㄧㄢ ㄅㄠ sin1 mok1 (of fruit, prawns etc) freshly peeled
- 剥削者 剝削者 bō xuē zhě ㄅㄛ ㄒㄩㄝ ㄓㄜˇ mok1 soek3 ze2 exploiter (of labor)
- 剥采比 剝採比 bō cǎi bǐ ㄅㄛ ㄘㄞˇ ㄅㄧˇ mok1 coi2 bei2 stripping-to-ore ratio
- 剥皮器 剝皮器 bō pí qì ㄅㄛ ㄆㄧˊ ㄑㄧˋ mok1 pei4 hei3 peeler (e.g. for vegetables)
- 剥皮钳 剝皮鉗 bāo pí qián ㄅㄠ ㄆㄧˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ mok1 pei4 kim2 wire stripper
- 剥削阶级 剝削階級 bō xuē jiē jí ㄅㄛ ㄒㄩㄝ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄐㄧˊ mok1 soek3 gaai1 kap1 exploiting class (in Marxist theory)
- 生吞活剥 生吞活剝 shēng tūn huó bō ㄕㄥ ㄊㄨㄣ ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄅㄛ sang1 tan1 wut6 mok1 to swallow whole (idiom); fig. to apply uncritically
茧 繭
- 作茧 作繭 zuò jiǎn ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄢˇ zok3 gaan2 to make a cocoon
- 茧子 繭子 jiǎn zi ㄐㄧㄢˇ ˙ㄗ gaan2 zi2 callus (patch or hardened skin)
- 老茧 老繭 lǎo jiǎn ㄌㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄢˇ lou5 gaan2 callus (patch or hardened skin)
- 蚕茧 蠶繭 cán jiǎn ㄘㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ caam4 gaan2 silkworm cocoon
- 重茧 重繭 chóng jiǎn ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ thick callus
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- 蚕茧纸 蠶繭紙 cán jiǎn zhǐ ㄘㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄓˇ caam4 gaan2 zi2 paper made from silkworm cocoons
- 作茧自缚 作繭自縛 zuò jiǎn zì fù ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄗˋ ㄈㄨˋ zok3 gaan2 zi6 bok3 to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising
- 信息茧房 信息繭房 xìn xī jiǎn fáng ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄒㄧ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄈㄤˊ (Internet) echo chamber
- 破茧成蝶 破繭成蝶 pò jiǎn chéng dié ㄆㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄉㄧㄝˊ lit. to break through a cocoon and turn into a butterfly (idiom)
- 造茧自缚 造繭自縛 zào jiǎn zì fù ㄗㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄗˋ ㄈㄨˋ zou6 gaan2 zi6 bok3 to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising