tù​sī

dodder

  • created reference approved 兔丝/兔絲 → 菟丝/菟絲 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    兔丝 / 兔絲 tù​sī

    菟丝 / 菟絲 tù​sī

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 兔丝/兔絲 → 菟丝子/菟絲子 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    兔丝 / 兔絲 tù​sī

    菟丝子 / 菟絲子 tù​sī​zǐ

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 兔丝/兔絲 · tù​sī · dodder — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    兔丝 / 兔絲

    tù​sī

    dodder

    a parasitic plant with thin, thread-like stems that wrap around other plants; the seeds are used in traditional medicine

    兔 (literal) → 兔 · tù · rabbit 丝 (literal) → 丝/絲 · sī · strand

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 兔丝/兔絲 · tù​sī · wife — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    兔丝 / 兔絲

    tù​sī

    wife

    (literary) a metaphor for a wife, referring to the way the dodder plant clings to and depends on other plants

    兔 (literal) → 兔 · tù · rabbit 丝 (literal) → 丝/絲 · sī · strand

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense