絞絲

Chinese

		hang (a criminal); to turn; to twist hang (a criminal); to turn; to twist; to wind	silk; thread; trace
trad. (絞絲)		絞	絲
simp. (绞丝)		绞	丝

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiǎosī

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄙ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaau² si¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎosī
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄙ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎosih
    • Wade–Giles: chiao³-ssŭ¹
    • Yale: jyǎu-sz̄
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeausy
    • Palladius: цзяосы (czjaosy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ sz̩⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gaau² si¹
    • Yale: gáau sī
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaau² si¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: gao² xi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːu̯³⁵ siː⁵⁵/

Noun

絞絲

1. skein; hank

Synonyms

• 絞紗／绞纱 (jiǎoshā)

Derived terms

• 絞絲底／绞丝底 (jiǎosīdǐ)
• 絞絲旁／绞丝旁 (jiǎosīpáng)