silkworm frame; straw rack for silkworms
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silkworm frame; structure of straw or branches for silkworms to spin cocoons on
dialectA dialectal term in sericulture referring to the mountain-shaped rack placed in the silkworm rearing bed. When mature, silkworms climb onto this frame to spin cocoons.
Cán蚕
nóng农
dā搭
hǎo好
le了
cán蚕
shān山
，
děng等
zhe着
cán蚕
bǎo宝
bao宝
shàng上
shān山
jié结
jiǎn茧
。
The sericulturist set up the silkworm frames, waiting for the silkworms to climb up and spin cocoons.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
cán蚕
shān山
shì是
yòng用
dào稻
cǎo草
zā扎
chéng成
de的
，
jì既
tōu透
qì气
yòu又
fāng方
biàn便
cán蚕
chóng虫
pān攀
fù附
。
This type of silkworm frame is made of bundled straw, which is both breathable and easy for silkworms to climb.
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Lǎo老
shì式
de的
cán蚕
shān山
chéng呈
tǎ塔
zhuàng状
，
gù故
yòu又
chēng称
"
shān山
péng棚
"
。
Old-style silkworm frames are pagoda-shaped, hence they are also called "mountain sheds."