繭絲
jiǎn​sī

silk

  • created sense approved 茧丝/繭絲 · jiǎn​sī · silk — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    茧丝 / 繭絲

    jiǎn​sī

    silk

    the silk strands that make up a silkworm cocoon

    茧 (literal) → 茧/繭 · jiǎn · cocoon 丝 (literal) → 丝/絲 · sī · silk

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  • created sense approved 茧丝/繭絲 · jiǎn​sī · to exploit — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    茧丝 / 繭絲

    jiǎn​sī

    to exploit

    (literary) to squeeze money out of the people like drawing silk from a cocoon; to exploit or levy heavy taxes

    茧 (literal) → 茧/繭 · jiǎn · cocoon 丝 (literal) → 丝/絲 · sī · silk

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

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