娘仔絲

Chinese

		silkworm; young lady	silk; thread; trace
trad. (娘仔絲)		娘仔	絲
simp. (娘仔丝)		娘仔	丝

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): niû-á-si

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: niû-á-si
    • Tâi-lô: niû-á-si
    • Phofsit Daibuun: niu'afsy
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /niũ²³⁻³³ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ si⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /niũ²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /niũ²⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si⁴⁴/

Noun

娘仔絲

1. (Hokkien) natural silk

Synonyms

• 蠶絲／蚕丝 (cánsī)