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老蚕作茧
lǎo​cán​zuò​jiǎn

toiling in old age

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 老 lǎo adjective
    old
    old; aged; (of people) venerable
  2. 蚕 蠶 cán
    silkworm
    silkworm; any of various silkworm moth larvae that produce silk for textile use
  3. 作茧 作繭 zuò​jiǎn
    to spin a cocoon
    (of a silkworm) to spin a cocoon and become a pupa