柞蚕丝 柞蠶絲

柞

• 柞栎 柞櫟 zuò lì ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄧˋ zok6 lik1 Mongolian oak (Quercus dentata)
• 柞水 Zhà shuǐ ㄓㄚˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ zok6 seoi2 see 柞水县
• 柞水县 柞水縣 Zhà shuǐ Xiàn ㄓㄚˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄒㄧㄢˋ zok6 seoi2 jyun6 Zhashui, a county in Shangluo City 商洛市, Shaanxi

蚕 蠶

• 家蚕 家蠶 jiā cán ㄐㄧㄚ ㄘㄢˊ gaa1 caam4 the common silkworm (Bombyx mori)
• 春蚕 春蠶 Chūn cán ㄔㄨㄣ ㄘㄢˊ ceon1 caam4 Silkworms in Spring (1933), Chinese silent movie in socialist realist style, based on novel by Mao Dun 茅盾
• 柘蚕 柘蠶 zhè cán ㄓㄜˋ ㄘㄢˊ ze3 caam4 silkworms fed on the leaves of the 柘 tree
• 桑蚕 桑蠶 sāng cán ㄙㄤ ㄘㄢˊ song1 caam4 silkworm
• 沙蚕 沙蠶 shā cán ㄕㄚ ㄘㄢˊ saa1 caam4 genus Nereis, with species including the sandworm and the clam worm

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

• 蚕食鲸吞 蠶食鯨吞 cán shí jīng tūn ㄘㄢˊ ㄕˊ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄊㄨㄣ caam4 sik6 king4 tan1 lit. to nibble like a silkworm or swallow like a whale (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