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IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
1丝 絲 sīsi1silk; thread; trace; (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips; Classifiers: 条 ; classifier: a thread (of cloud, smoke etc), a bit, an iota, a hint (of sth) etc
2丝毫 絲毫 sī háosi1 hao2the slightest amount or degree; a bit
3灯丝 燈絲 dēng sīdeng1 si1filament (in a lightbulb)
4蚕丝 蠶絲 cán sīcan2 si1natural silk (secreted by silkworm)
5丝绸 絲綢 sī chóusi1 chou2silk cloth; silk
6铁丝 鐵絲 tiě sītie3 si1iron wire; Classifiers: 根
7金丝猴 金絲猴 jīn sī hóujin1 si1 hou2golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana)
8治丝益棼 治絲益棼 zhì sī yì fénzhi4 si1 yi4 fen2lit. try to straighten out silk threads only to tangle them further (idiom); fig. to try to help but end up making things worse
9饵丝 餌絲 ěr sīer3 si1a kind of rice-flour noodles from Yunnan province
10铜丝 銅絲 tóng sītong2 si1copper wire
11刺丝囊 刺絲囊 cì sī nángci4 si1 nang2nematocyst; capsule of nettle cells of medusa or anemone
12刺丝胞动物 刺絲胞動物 cì sī bāo dòng wùci4 si1 bao1 dong4 wu4Cnidaria (animal phylum including jellyfish and sessile polyps)
13刺钢丝 刺鋼絲 cì gāng sīci4 gang1 si1barbed wire
14春蚕到死丝方尽 春蠶到死絲方盡 chūn cán dào sǐ sī fāng jǐnchun1 can2 dao4 si3 si1 fang1 jin3The spring silkworm spins its silk until death
15抽丝剥茧 抽絲剝繭 chōu sī bāo jiǎnchou1 si1 bao1 jian3lit. to spin silk from cocoons; fig. to make a painstaking investigation (idiom)
16抽丝 抽絲 chōu sīchou1 si1to spin silk
17缠丝玛瑙 纏絲瑪瑙 chán sī mǎ nǎochan2 si1 ma3 nao3sardonyx (gemstone of brown-white striped chalcedony)
18走钢丝 走鋼絲 zǒu gāng sīzou3 gang1 si1to walk a tightrope (literally or figuratively)
19病来如山倒,病去如抽丝 病來如山倒,病去如抽絲 bìng lái rú shān dǎo , bìng qù rú chōu sībing4 lai2 ru2 shan1 dao3 , bing4 qu4 ru2 chou1 si1sickness comes like a landslide, but goes slowly like spinning silk (idiom); expect to convalesce slowly
20冰丝 冰絲 bīng sībing1 si1Ice silk
21贝娅特丽克丝 貝婭特麗克絲 bèi yà tè lì kè sīBei4 ya4 te4 li4 ke4 si1Beatrix (name)
22刨丝器 刨絲器 bào sī qìbao4 si1 qi4grater; shredder
23白丝 白絲 bái sībai2 si1White stockings
24拔丝 拔絲 bá sība2 si1wire drawing; candied floss (cooking); spun sugar or toffee (coating)
25爱丽丝漫游奇境记 愛麗絲漫遊奇境記 ài lì sī màn yóu qí jìng jìAi4 li4 si1 Man4 you2 Qi2 jing4 Ji4Alice in Wonderland