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家蠶
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jiācán
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the common silkworm (Bombyx mori)
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春蠶
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Chūncán
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Silkworms in Spring (1933), Chinese silent movie in socialist realist style, based on novel by Mao Dun 茅盾 Máo Dùn
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柘蠶
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zhècán
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silkworms fed on the leaves of the 柘 zhè tree
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沙蠶
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shācán
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genus Nereis, with species including the sandworm and the clam worm
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白殭蠶
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báijiāngcán
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the larva of silkworm with batrytis
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臥蠶
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wòcán
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plump lower eyelids (considered to be an attractive feature)
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草石蠶
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cǎoshícán
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- Chinese artichoke
- Stachys sieboldii
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蠶叢
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Cán Cóng
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Can Cong, legendary creator of silk and sericulture
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蠶沙
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cánshā
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silkworm guano (excrement)
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蠶眠
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cánmián
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a silkworm's period of inactivity prior to molting
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蠶種
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cánzhǒng
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silkworm eggs
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蠶箔
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cánbó
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bamboo tray for raising silkworms
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蠶紙
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cánzhǐ
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paper on which silkworm lays its eggs
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蠶絲
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cánsī
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natural silk (secreted by silkworm)
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蠶繭
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cánjiǎn
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silkworm cocoon
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蠶菜
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cáncài
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Malabar spinach (Basella alba)
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蠶蔟
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cáncù
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small bundle of straw etc provided for silkworms to spin cocoons on
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蠶薄
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cánbó
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variant of 蠶箔 cánbó
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蠶蛹
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cányǒng
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silkworm chrysalis; silkworm pupa
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蠶蛾
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cáné
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Chinese silkworm moth (Bombyx mori)
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蠶蟻
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cányǐ
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newly hatched silkworm
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蠶豆
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cándòu
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broad bean (Vicia faba); fava bean
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蠶食
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cánshí
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(lit. and fig.) to nibble away at
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養蠶
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yǎngcán
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to raise silkworms
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