蠶 (caam4) — silkworm in Cantonese
caamˎ₄蠶简 蚕
Mandarin Pinyin: can2
Meaning of 蠶
nounsilkworm
Example Sentences with 蠶
keoiˏ₅佢houˊ²好ciˏ₅似tiuˎ₄條caanˎ₄蠶cungˎ₄蟲
He's like a silkworm.
tiuˎ₄條caanˎ₄蠶cungˎ₄蟲sikˍ₆食ganˊ²緊jipˍ₆葉
The silkworm is eating leaves.
niˉ¹呢douˍ₆度jauˏ₅有zek˗₃隻caanˎ₄蠶cungˎ₄蟲
There's a silkworm here.
caanˎ₄蠶cungˎ₄蟲bin˗₃變wuˎ₄蝴dipˍ₆蝶
A silkworm turns into a butterfly.
neiˏ₅你tiuˎ₄條jauˏ₅友houˊ²好ciˏ₅似caanˎ₄蠶cungˎ₄蟲
You're acting like a lazy person (like a silkworm).
Words Containing 蠶
蠶蟲caam4 cung2
silkworm
鐵蠶豆tit3 caam4 dau2
roasted broad bean
柞蠶絲zok6 caam4 si1
tussah silk
蠶春caam4 ceon1
silkworm eggs
蠶食鯨吞caam4 sik6 king4 tan1
of the powerful to gradually seize and occupy or swallow up that of the weak
柞蠶zok6 caam4
tussah
蠶蛹caam4 jung2
silkworm pupa
蠶蟲師爺caam4 cung2 si1 ye4
a person who gets caught in his own trap
蠶豆caam4 dau2
horsebean
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