綿 mián

cotton wad; wool; soft, downy

DEFINITIONS

  • cotton wad
  • wool
  • soft, downy
  • silk floss
  • continuous
  • soft
  • weak
  • mild-mannered (dialect)
  • old variant of 綿|绵[mian2]
  • cotton

WORDS

綿裡藏針 mián lǐ cáng zhēn lit. a needle concealed in silk floss (idiom); fig. ruthless character behind a gentle appearance; a wolf in sheep's clothing; an iron fist in a velvet glove
綿連 mián lián continuous; uninterrupted
綿遠 mián yuǎn remote
綿邈 mián miǎo far back in time; faraway; remote
綿長 mián cháng long and continuous (coastline, sound etc); extensive; prolonged
綿陽 mián yáng Mianyang prefecture level city in Sichuan
綿陽地區 mián yáng dì qū Mianyang prefecture in north Sichuan around Mianyang, Sichuan's second city
綿陽市 mián yáng shì Mianyang prefecture level city in north Sichuan, Sichuan's second city
纏綿 chán mián touching (emotions); lingering (illness)
纏綿不已 chán mián bù yǐ to cling without letting go; to pester without end; to cling lovingly to each other
纏綿悱惻 chán mián fěi cè (of a person) sad beyond words (idiom); (of music, literature etc) poignant; very sentimental
聯綿 lián mián variant of 連綿|连绵[lian2 mian2]
聯綿詞 lián mián cí two-syllable word featuring alliteration or rhyme, such as 玲瓏|玲珑[ling2 long2]
軟綿綿 ruǎn mián mián soft; velvety; flabby; weak; schmaltzy
連綿 lián mián continuous; unbroken; uninterrupted; extending forever into the distance (of mountain range, river etc)
連綿詞 lián mián cí variant of 聯綿詞|联绵词[lian2 mian2 ci2]
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