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綢 (cau4) — silk fabric in Cantonese
cauˎ₄
綢
简 绸
Mandarin Pinyin:
chou2
Meaning of 綢
noun
silk fabric
Words Containing 綢
絲綢
si1 cau4
silk (cloth) | [粵]: 絲髮
未雨綢繆
mei6 jyu5 cau4 mau4
prepare for what's ahead or what is to come
綢仔
cau2 zai2
pongee; thin silk
綾羅綢緞
ling4 lo4 cau4 dyun6
Silk and satin; silk and brocades
綢子
cau4 zi2
silk cloth; silk fabric
絲綢之路
si1 cau4 zi1 lou6
the Silk Road (also 絲路)
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