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蠶絲 (caam4 si1) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

蠶絲 (caam4 si1, cán sī) — natural silk (secreted by silkworm)

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beyond HSK

Related words

• 蠶春 (caam4 ceon1) — silkworm's egg
• 蠶蟲師爺 (caam4 cung4 si1 je4) — strategist (slang)
• 蠶蟲 (caam4 cung4) — silkworm
• 蠶食鯨吞 (caam4 sik6 king4 tan1) — to nibble at and gobble up; to seize territory using various means
• 蠶 (caam4) — silkworm
• 蠶叢 (caam4 cung4) — Can Cong, legendary creator of silk and sericulture

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