silk floss; silk wadding
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
silk floss; silk wadding (used as filling for quilts and clothing)
dialectRefers specifically to processed silk used as stuffing material. This term is dialectal and distinct from 棉子 (cotton seed).
Zhè这
chuáng床
bèi被
zi子
shì是
yòng用
mián绵
zi子
xù絮
de的
，
gài盖
zhe着
yòu又
qīng轻
yòu又
ruǎn软
。
This quilt is stuffed with silk floss, so it feels light and soft.
Yǐ以
qián前
mǎi买
bu不
qǐ起
mián绵
zi子
，
jiù就
yòng用
liǔ柳
xù絮
lái来
tián填
zhěn枕
tou头
。
In the past, when we couldn't afford silk floss, we used willow catkins to fill pillows.
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Zhè这
jiàn件
mián棉
ǎo袄
lǐ里
zhuāng装
de的
bù不
shì是
mián棉
hua花
，
shì是
mián绵
zi子
。
This padded jacket is filled with silk floss, not cotton.