蚕丝 蠶絲
蚕丝 蠶絲 cán sī ㄘㄢˊ ㄙ caam4 si1
- natural silk (secreted by silkworm)
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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
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- 卧蚕 臥蠶 wò cán ㄨㄛˋ ㄘㄢˊ ngo6 caam4 plump lower eyelids (considered to be an attractive feature)
- 蚕丛 蠶叢 Cán Cóng ㄘㄢˊ ㄘㄨㄥˊ caam4 cung4 Can Cong, legendary creator of silk and sericulture
- 蚕子 蠶子 cán zǐ ㄘㄢˊ ㄗˇ caam4 zi2 silkworm eggs
- 蚕山 蠶山 cán shān ㄘㄢˊ ㄕㄢ caam4 saan1 see 蚕蔟
- 蚕沙 蠶沙 cán shā ㄘㄢˊ ㄕㄚ caam4 saa1 silkworm guano (excrement)
- 蚕眠 蠶眠 cán mián ㄘㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄢˊ caam4 min4 a silkworm's period of inactivity prior to molting
- 蚕种 蠶種 cán zhǒng ㄘㄢˊ ㄓㄨㄥˇ caam4 zung2 silkworm eggs
- 蚕箔 蠶箔 cán bó ㄘㄢˊ ㄅㄛˊ caam4 bok6 bamboo tray for raising silkworms
- 蚕纸 蠶紙 cán zhǐ ㄘㄢˊ ㄓˇ caam4 zi2 paper on which silkworm lays its eggs
- 蚕茧 蠶繭 cán jiǎn ㄘㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ caam4 gaan2 silkworm cocoon
- 蚕菜 蠶菜 cán cài ㄘㄢˊ ㄘㄞˋ caam4 coi3 Malabar spinach (Basella alba)
- 蚕蔟 蠶蔟 cán cù ㄘㄢˊ ㄘㄨˋ caam4 cuk1 small bundle of straw etc provided for silkworms to spin cocoons on
- 蚕薄 蠶薄 cán bó ㄘㄢˊ ㄅㄛˊ caam4 bok6 variant of 蚕箔
- 蚕蛹 蠶蛹 cán yǒng ㄘㄢˊ ㄩㄥˇ caam4 jung2 silkworm chrysalis; silkworm pupa
- 蚕蛾 蠶蛾 cán é ㄘㄢˊ ㄜˊ caam4 ngo4 Chinese silkworm moth (Bombyx mori)
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
Idioms with these characters
- 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
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- 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)
- 丝竹管弦 絲竹管弦 sī zhú guǎn xián ㄙ ㄓㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄢˊ si1 zuk1 gun2 jin4 lit. string and wind instruments (idiom)
- 吐丝自缚 吐絲自縛 tǔ sī zì fù ㄊㄨˇ ㄙ ㄗˋ ㄈㄨˋ tou3 si1 zi6 bok3 to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising
- 纹丝不动 紋絲不動 wén sī bù dòng ㄨㄣˊ ㄙ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ man4 si1 bat1 dung6 to not move a single jot (idiom)
- 严丝合缝 嚴絲合縫 yán sī hé fèng ㄧㄢˊ ㄙ ㄏㄜˊ ㄈㄥˋ jim4 si1 hap6 fung4 (idiom) to fit together snugly; to dovetail perfectly
- 一丝不苟 一絲不苟 yī sī bù gǒu ㄧ ㄙ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄡˇ jat1 si1 bat1 gau2 not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules