sī
silk
thread
trace
CL:條|条[tiao2]
yī sī bù gǒu
not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules
meticulous
not one hair out of place
fěn sī
bean vermicelli
mung bean starch noodles
Chinese vermicelli
cellophane noodles
CL:把[ba3]
fan (loanword)
enthusiast for sb or sth
zhū sī mǎ jì
lit. spider's thread and horse track
tiny hints (of a secret)
traces
clue
yī sī bù guà
not wearing one thread (idiom); absolutely naked
without a stitch of clothing
in one's birthday suit
sī háo
the slightest amount or degree
a bit
bǎo xiǎn sī
fuse wire
(electrical) fuse
qīng sī
fine black hair
dried plum (sliced, as cake ingredient)
lěi sī
lace (loanword) (textiles)
cán sī
natural silk (secreted by silkworm)
sī jīn
headscarf
kerchief
silk neckband
ròu sī
shredded meat
shredded pork
hú lú sī
hulusi (a kind of free reed wind instrument)
cucurbit flute
sī lù
the Silk road
abbr. for 絲綢之路|丝绸之路[sī chóu zhī lù]
lěi sī biān
lesbian (slang) (loanword)
zǒu gāng sī
to walk a tightrope (literally or figuratively)
yú xiāng ròu sī
pork strips stir-fried with yuxiang 魚香|鱼香[yu2 xiang1]
jīn sī hóu
golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana)
yī sī yī háo
one thread, one hair (idiom); a tiny bit
an iota
tù sī zǐ
dodder (Cuscuta sinensis, a parasitic vine with seeds used in medicine)
bá sī
wire drawing
candied floss (cooking)
spun sugar or toffee (coating)
dēng sī
filament (in a lightbulb)
wén sī bù dòng
to not move a single jot (idiom)
sī ān suān
serine (Ser), an amino acid
qiē chéng sī
to grate
to shred (vegetable)
huā sī
stalk (filament) of stamen
ǒu duàn sī lián
lit. lotus roots may break, but the fiber remains joined (idiom); lovers part, but still long for one another
sī zhī pǐn
item made from woven silk or rayon
chōu sī bāo jiǎn
lit. to spin silk from cocoons
fig. to make a painstaking investigation (idiom)
suān là tǔ dòu sī
hot and sour shredded potato
luó sī mào
nut (female component of nut and bolt)
lā sī mó
die (i.e. tool for cutting wire to a given diameter)
zhú sī jī
black-boned chicken
silky fowl
silkie
Gallus gallus domesticus Brisson
see also 烏骨雞|乌骨鸡[wu1 gu3 ji1]
bìng lái rú shān dǎo , bìng qù rú chōu sī
sickness comes like a landslide, but goes slowly like spinning silk (idiom); expect to convalesce slowly
zhóu sī
axoneme (long thread of nerve cell)
chán sī mǎ nǎo
sardonyx (gemstone of brown-white striped chalcedony)
yín sī juǎn
silk thread roll, steamed bun from Shandong province bun with hand-drawn dough threads folded over
luó sī zuàn
auger
gimlet
screwdriver (cocktail)
pēn sī tóu
spinneret
extrusion nozzle
luó sī mǔ
nut (female component of nut and bolt)
gāng sī jù
jigsaw (saw with steel wire blade)
shú sī
silk raw material (prepared by boiling in soap)
cì sī bāo
cnidocyte
nettle cell of medusa or anemone
gān biān tǔ dòu sī
dry-fried potato slices (Chinese dish)
cì sī náng
nematocyst
capsule of nettle cells of medusa or anemone
cì sī bāo dòng wù
Cnidaria (animal phylum including jellyfish and sessile polyps)
sī chóu gǔ lù
the ancient Silk Road
see also 絲綢之路|丝绸之路[sī chóu zhī lù]
Ài gé ní sī · Shǐ mò tè lái
Agnes Smedley (1892-1950), US journalist who reported on China, esp. the communist side
wén sī r
erhua variant of 紋絲|纹丝[wen2 si1]
pán wěi sī chóng
Onchocerca volvulus, the filarial parasite worm causing "river blindness" or onchocerciasis, the second most common cause of blindness in humans
tǔ sī zì fù
to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising
hoist with his own petard
sī pán chóng
Trichoplax adhaerens (biology)
zhè sī
silk from worms fed on 柘[zhe4] leaves
pán wěi sī chóng zhèng
"river blindness" or onchocerciasis, the second most common cause of blindness in humans, caused by the filarial parasite worm Onchocerca volvulus
yín sī zú
the older generation (respectful term)
old folk
silver-haired generation
jīng sī cǎi sè xiǎn huā
warp brocade
woven fabric with single woof but colored warp
xián sī sī r
erhua variant of 鹹絲絲|咸丝丝[xian2 si1 si1]
sī zú
feet and legs in silk stockings (especially in the massage context)
sī wǎng
silk screen
screen (printing)
Sī chóu Gǔ lù
the ancient Silk Road
see also 絲綢之路|丝绸之路[Si1 chou2 zhi1 Lu4]
sī zhú
traditional Chinese musical instruments
music
Sī Lù
the Silk Road
abbr. for 絲綢之路|丝绸之路[Si1 chou2 zhi1 Lu4]
kè sī
kesi or k’o-ssu, Chinese silk tapestry woven in a pictorial design
jīn é sī què
(bird species of China) red-fronted serin (Serinus pusillus)
jīn sī yàn
giant swiftlet (collocalia gigas)
xuè sī
wisps of blood
visible veins
(of eyes) bloodshot
luó sī fěn
gemelli (corkscrew shaped pasta)
Ài gé ní sī · Shǐ mò tè lái
Agnes Smedley (1892-1950), US journalist who reported on China, esp. the communist side
sī háo bù chā
accurate to perfection (idiom)
precise to the finest detail
sī guāng liáng niǎo
(bird species of China) red-billed starling (Spodiopsar sericeus)
kè sī
variant of 緙絲|缂丝[ke4 si1]
chī luó sī
(of an actor, announcer etc) to stumble over words (Tw)
yán sī hé fèng
to fit tightly (idiom)
to join seamlessly
to fit snugly
Cháng dé sī xián
Changde sixian, theatrical folk music style with singing in Changde dialect accompanied by traditional string instruments
Gē shì jīn sī yàn
(bird species of China) German's swiftlet (Aerodramus germani)
shuǐ sī
(silver) of low purity
low grade
duǎn zuǐ jīn sī yàn
(bird species of China) Himalayan swiftlet (Aerodramus brevirostris)
Bì áng sī
Beyoncé (1981-), American pop singer
fǎng sī
to spin synthetic fiber
to spin silk
spinning
filature