生丝
shēng​sī

raw silk

  • created reference approved 生丝/生絲 → 熟丝/熟絲 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    生丝 / 生絲 shēng​sī

    熟丝 / 熟絲 shú​sī

    antonym

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 生丝/生絲 · shēng​sī · raw silk — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    生丝 / 生絲

    shēng​sī

    raw silk

    Silk thread obtained directly from boiling cocoons before it has been processed to remove its natural gum; used as a primary material in the textile industry.

    生 (literal) → 生 · shēng · unprocessed 丝 (literal) → 丝/絲 · sī · silk

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

    created sense