cán
mián

technical
noun
verb

Meaning of 蚕眠

蚕眠 means to enter a dormant state before molting (of silkworms). Pronounced cán mián.

  • to enter a dormant state before molting (of silkworms)

Definitions & Examples

Cán
mián
jiān
yào
bǎo
chí
ān
jìng
 
néng
rǎo
men
 

Keep quiet during the silkworm dormancy period and do not disturb them.

Zhè
shì
cán
de
cán
mián
 
zhī
hòu
jiù
yào
jié
jiǎn
le
 

This is the silkworm's fourth dormancy; after this, it will begin spinning silk and forming a cocoon.

Cán
mián
shí
chī
sāng
 
shēn
dòng
 

During silkworm dormancy, they do not eat mulberry leaves and their bodies remain motionless.

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