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菟絲子
tù sī zǐ
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dodder (Cuscuta sinensis, a parasitic vine with seeds used in medicine)
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葫蘆絲
hú lú sī
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hulusi, aka cucurbit flute (a kind of free reed wind instrument)
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蕾絲
lěi sī
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lace (loanword) (textiles)
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蕾絲花邊
lěi sī huā biān
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lace border (loanword)
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蕾絲邊
lěi sī biān
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lesbian (slang) (loanword)
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藕斷絲連
ǒu duàn sī lián
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lit. lotus roots may break, but the fiber remains joined (idiom); lovers part, but still long for one another
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蛛絲馬跡
zhū sī mǎ jì
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lit. spider's thread and horse track;
tiny hints (of a secret);
traces;
clue
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螺絲
luó sī
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screw
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螺絲刀
luó sī dāo
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screwdriver;
CL:把[ba3]
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螺絲帽
luó sī mào
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nut (female component of nut and bolt)
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螺絲母
luó sī mǔ
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nut (female component of nut and bolt)
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螺絲粉
luó sī fěn
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gemelli (corkscrew shaped pasta)
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螺絲起子
luó sī qǐ zi
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screwdriver
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螺絲釘
luó sī dīng
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screw
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螺絲鑽
luó sī zuàn
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auger;
gimlet;
screwdriver (cocktail)
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蟠尾絲蟲
pán wěi sī chóng
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Onchocerca volvulus, the filarial parasite worm causing "river blindness" or onchocerciasis, the second most common cause of blindness in humans
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蟠尾絲蟲症
pán wěi sī chóng zhèng
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"river blindness" or onchocerciasis, the second most common cause of blindness in humans, caused by the filarial parasite worm Onchocerca volvulus
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蠶絲
cán sī
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natural silk (secreted by silkworm)
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血絲
xuè sī
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wisps of blood;
visible veins;
(of eyes) bloodshot
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貝婭特麗克絲
bèi yà tè lì kè sī
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Beatrix (name)
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走鋼絲
zǒu gāng sī
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to walk a tightrope (literally or figuratively)
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軸絲
zhóu sī
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axoneme (long thread of nerve cell)
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酸辣土豆絲
suān là tǔ dòu sī
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hot and sour shredded potato
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金絲燕
jīn sī yàn
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Aerodramus, genus of birds that use echolocation, a subset of the Collocaliini tribe (swiflets), two of whose species – Aerodramus fuciphagus and Aerodramus maximus – build nests harvested to make bird's nest soup
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金絲猴
jīn sī hóu
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golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana)
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