SILKWORM    蠶

WORM that is REARED FOR PRODUCING SILK.
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 ／
Hypernym
  • WORM　ANIMAL WITH SOFT SKIN, LACKING LEGS. [BIOLOGY] (anc: 6/0, child: 1)
  • ANIMAL　CREATURE ABLE to FEEL AND MOVE. (anc: 5/0, child: 12)
  • CREATURE　LIVING THING. (anc: 4/0, child: 3)

Words (3 items)

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 sɡɯɯm 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