SILKWORM  蠶

WORM that is REARED FOR PRODUCING SILK.
Hypernym
  • WORMANIMAL WITH SOFT SKIN, LACKING LEGS. [BIOLOGY]
黄金貴：古漢語同義詞辨釋詞典
HUANG JINGUI 2006

Modern Chinese Criteria
蠶

家蠶

桑蠶

蠶寶寶

蠶蟻

蟻蠶

烏娘

rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／

    Words

    蠶  cán OC: sɡɯɯm MC: dzəm 17 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nsilkworm
    • nadVanalogy(eat away territory) in silkworm-fashion
    • nadV{PASS}be V-ed as if by a silkworm
    • vadNrelated to sericulture
    桑蠶  sāng cán MC: sang dzom OC: saaŋ sɡɯɯmCH 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPabactthe work on the mulberry trees and silkwormsCH
    蛹  yǒng OC: k-loŋʔ MC: ji̯oŋ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nsilkworm chrysalis

    Existing SW for

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