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綾羅綢緞
ling4 lo4 cau4 dyun6
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silk fabric (in general) 綾羅綢緞 refers to four different types of silk cloth.
綾: a type of silk fabric in twill weave, having the lightest weight among the four. 羅: a type of silk fabric in plain weave, but the yarn twisted in a pattern to create holes (e.g. in a row horrizontally or vertically, or sometimes in a design). It's declared as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage 綢: a type of silk fabric in plain weave 緞: a type of silk fabric in satin weave, having the heaviest weight among the four.   Level: 4 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 1516 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by kath on 15th Dec 2009 17:15 |
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Characters in this word:綾 - (not in database)羅 lo4 - net; collect; display; gauze; a surname 綢 cau4 - silk fabric 緞 dyun6 - satin |
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