1.wire drawing2.candied floss (cooking)3.spun sugar or toffee (coating)
silk raw material (prepared by boiling in soap)
1.tiny bit2.a jot3.whisker
1.to spin synthetic fiber2.to spin silk3.spinning4.filature+1 条 screen printing (abbr. for 丝网印刷[sī wǎng yìn shuā])
1.the Silk Road2.abbr. for 丝绸之路[sī chóu zhī lù]
kesi or k’o-ssu, Chinese silk tapestry woven in a pictorial design
1.shredded meat2.shredded pork
stalk (filament) of stamen
(textiles) (loanword) lace
axoneme (long thread of nerve cell)
1.spinneret2.extrusion nozzle
die (i.e. tool for cutting wire to a given diameter)
silk (specifically, mulberry silk)
Beyoncé (1981-), American pop singer
serine (Ser), an amino acid
item made from woven silk or rayon
dodder (Cuscuta sinensis, a parasitic vine with seeds used in medicine)
hulusi, aka cucurbit flute (a kind of free reed wind instrument)
nut (female component of nut and bolt)
1.auger2.gimlet3.screwdriver (cocktail)
golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana)
yin si juan, steamed bun from Shandong province with hand-drawn dough threads folded over
combination pliers; lineman's pliers
1.not wearing one thread (idiom); absolutely naked2.without a stitch of clothing3.in one's birthday suit
1.to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising2.hoist with his own petard
1.(lit.) to unwind the silk thread from the cocoon (idiom)2.(fig.) to unravel a mystery; to painstakingly follow the clues to eventually get to the bottom of the matter
1.accurate to perfection (idiom)2.precise to the finest detail
1.(lit.) string and wind instruments (idiom)2.(fig.) traditional Chinese ensemble music
lit. lotus roots may break, but the fiber remains joined (idiom); lovers part, but still long for one another
1.(lit.) (music instruments made of) metal, stone, string, and bamboo (idiom)2.(fig.) traditional Chinese music instruments
pork strips stir-fried with yuxiang 鱼香[yú xiāng]
to grate (cheese, carrots etc); to shred