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to spit / to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc) / to say / to pour out (one's grievances)
tán to pluck (a string) / to play (a string instrument) / to spring or leap / to shoot (e.g. with a catapult) / (of cotton) to fluff or tease / to flick / to flip / to accuse / to impeach / elastic (of materials)
棉花 mián hua cotton
mián generic term for cotton or kapok / cotton / padded or quilted with cotton
棉毛 mián máo knitted cotton
棉布 mián cotton cloth
会意 huì combined ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书[liu4 shu1] of forming Chinese characters) / Chinese character that combines the meanings of existing elements / also known as joint ideogram or associative compound / to comprehend without being told explicitly / to cotton on / knowing (smile, glance etc)
棉棒 mián bàng cotton swab / cotton bud
涤棉 mián polyester-cotton blend
棉花糖 mián huā táng cotton candy / candyfloss / marshmallow
棉纱 mián shā cotton yarn
纱厂 shā chǎng cotton mill / textile factory
cotton wadding / fig. padding / long-winded
棉签 mián qiān cotton swab
芙蓉 róng cotton rose hibiscus (Hibiscus mutabilis) / lotus / foo yung (Chinese dish similar to an omelet)
吐絮 cotton boll splits open and reveals its white interior
坎肩 kǎn jiān sleeveless jacket (usually cotton) / Chinese waistcoat
麻纱 shā linen or cotton fabric
线绳 xiàn shéng cotton rope; cord
布帛 cloth and silk / cotton and silk textiles
棉袄 mián ǎo cotton-padded jacket
fǎng to spin (cotton or hemp etc) / fine woven silk fabric
卫生棉 wèi shēng mián sterilized absorbent cotton wool (used for dressings or cleansing wounds) / (Tw) sanitary napkin
棉裤 mián quilted cotton trousers / cotton-padded trousers (worn in winter)
褥子 zi cotton-padded mattress / CL:床[chuang2]


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