cán​shì

silkworm nursery

蚕室 蠶室 cán​shì
silkworm nursery
A room or greenhouse used for raising silkworms, designed to be warm and well-ventilated; also called 蚕房 cán​fáng
castration prison
In ancient China, a prison where the punishment of castration was carried out or where those who had undergone it were kept; it was kept warm like a silkworm nursery to protect the injured from the cold

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