臥蠶
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See also: 臥蚕
Chinese
[edit]to lie; to crouch | silkworm | ||
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trad. (臥蠶) | 臥 | 蠶 | |
simp. (卧蚕) | 卧 | 蚕 | |
Literally: “a reclining silkworm”. |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Guanyu-silkworm.jpg/400px-Guanyu-silkworm.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Vivian4comp.jpg/220px-Vivian4comp.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/2009_Emir_of_Qatar_Cup_Final_-_Nice_boy_face_%283580956083%29.jpg/220px-2009_Emir_of_Qatar_Cup_Final_-_Nice_boy_face_%283580956083%29.jpg)
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄛˋ ㄘㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wòcán
- Wade–Giles: wo4-tsʻan2
- Yale: wò-tsán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wohtsarn
- Palladius: воцань (vocanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /wɔ⁵¹ t͡sʰän³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
[edit]臥蠶
- (literary) eyebrows that have the shape of a reclining silkworm
- narrow under-eye bags as a babyface feature, viewed as attractive