蚕沙 蠶沙
蚕沙 蠶沙 cán shā ㄘㄢˊ ㄕㄚ caam4 saa1
- silkworm guano (excrement)
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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
- 蚕丝 蠶絲 cán sī ㄘㄢˊ ㄙ caam4 si1 natural silk (secreted by silkworm)
- 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)
沙
- 沙哑 沙啞 shā yǎ ㄕㄚ ㄧㄚˇ saa1 aa2 hoarse; husky; raspy
- 沙子 shā zi ㄕㄚ ˙ㄗ saa1 zi2 sand
- 沙拉 shā lā ㄕㄚ ㄌㄚ saa1 laai1 (loanword) salad
- 沙漠 shā mò ㄕㄚ ㄇㄛˋ saa1 mok6 desert
- 沙滩 沙灘 shā tān ㄕㄚ ㄊㄢ saa1 taan1 beach
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- 沙发 沙發 shā fā ㄕㄚ ㄈㄚ saa1 faat3 (loanword) sofa
- 沙龙 沙龍 shā lóng ㄕㄚ ㄌㄨㄥˊ saa1 lung4 salon (loanword)
- 风沙 風沙 fēng shā ㄈㄥ ㄕㄚ fung1 saa1 sand blown by wind
- 三沙 Sān shā ㄙㄢ ㄕㄚ saam1 saa1 see 三沙市
- 丹沙 dān shā ㄉㄢ ㄕㄚ daan1 saa1 cinnabar (used in TCM)
- 冰沙 bīng shā ㄅㄧㄥ ㄕㄚ bing1 saa1 slushie
- 加沙 Jiā shā ㄐㄧㄚ ㄕㄚ gaa1 saa1 Gaza (territory adjacent to Israel and Egypt)
- 南沙 Nán shā ㄋㄢˊ ㄕㄚ naam4 saa1 see 南沙群岛
- 叻沙 lè shā ㄌㄜˋ ㄕㄚ lik1 saa1 laksa, spicy noodle soup of Southeast Asia
- 喇沙 Lǎ shā ㄌㄚˇ ㄕㄚ laa3 saa1 La Salle (used in the names of schools etc)
- 喇沙 lǎ shā ㄌㄚˇ ㄕㄚ laa3 saa1 laksa, spicy noodle soup of Southeast Asia
- 川沙 Chuān shā ㄔㄨㄢ ㄕㄚ cyun1 saa1 Chuansha, name of street and park in Pudong New District 浦东新区, Shanghai
- 抟沙 摶沙 tuán shā ㄊㄨㄢˊ ㄕㄚ tyun4 saa1 lacking in cohesion and unity of purpose
- 散沙 sǎn shā ㄙㄢˇ ㄕㄚ saan2 saa1 scattered sand
- 暗沙 àn shā ㄢˋ ㄕㄚ am3 saa1 submerged sandbank
Idioms with these characters
- 含沙射影 hán shā shè yǐng ㄏㄢˊ ㄕㄚ ㄕㄜˋ ㄧㄥˇ ham4 saa1 se6 jing2 (idiom) to attack sb by innuendo; to make insinuations
- 恒河沙数 恆河沙數 Héng hé shā shù ㄏㄥˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄕㄚ ㄕㄨˋ hang4 ho4 saa1 sou2 countless as the grains of sand in the Ganges (idiom)
- 聚沙成塔 jù shā chéng tǎ ㄐㄩˋ ㄕㄚ ㄔㄥˊ ㄊㄚˇ zeoi6 saa1 sing4 taap3 lit. many sand grains accumulate to form a tower (idiom)
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- 泥沙俱下 ní shā jù xià ㄋㄧˊ ㄕㄚ ㄐㄩˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ nai4 saa1 keoi1 haa6 mud and sand flow together (idiom)
- 披沙拣金 披沙揀金 pī shā jiǎn jīn ㄆㄧ ㄕㄚ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄣ pei1 saa1 gaan2 gam1 lit. to sort the gold from the sand (idiom)
- 沙盘推演 沙盤推演 shā pán tuī yǎn ㄕㄚ ㄆㄢˊ ㄊㄨㄟ ㄧㄢˇ saa1 pun4 teoi1 jin2 to plan a military mission on a sand table (idiom)
- 一盘散沙 一盤散沙 yī pán sǎn shā ㄧ ㄆㄢˊ ㄙㄢˇ ㄕㄚ jat1 pun4 saan2 saa1 lit. like a sheet of loose sand
- 战死沙场 戰死沙場 zhàn sǐ shā chǎng ㄓㄢˋ ㄙˇ ㄕㄚ ㄔㄤˇ zin3 sei2 saa1 coeng4 (idiom) to die in battle
- 折戟沉沙 zhé jǐ chén shā ㄓㄜˊ ㄐㄧˇ ㄔㄣˊ ㄕㄚ lit. broken halberds embedded in the sand (idiom)