蕾絲

Chinese

		bud	silk; thread; trace
trad. (蕾絲)		蕾	絲
simp. (蕾丝)		蕾	丝

Etymology

Phono-semantic matching of English lace.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lěisī

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄟˇ ㄙ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lěisī
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄟˇ ㄙ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lěisih
    • Wade–Giles: lei³-ssŭ¹
    • Yale: lěi-sz̄
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leeisy
    • Palladius: лэйсы (lɛjsy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /leɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ sz̩⁵⁵/

Noun

蕾絲

1. lace (fabric)

   蕾絲婚紗／蕾丝婚纱  ―  lěisī hūnshā  ―  lacy wedding dress

2. Short for 蕾絲邊／蕾丝边 (lěisībiān, “lesbian”).

Synonyms

• (lace): (Cantonese) 喱士

Derived terms

• 蕾絲邊 / 蕾丝边 (lěisībiān)