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紗

简纱 · 繁紗

Mandarin · pinyin shā

cotton yarn
muslin

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纱: shā · gauze, thin silk; yarn, thread

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yarn
gauze; sheer
muslin (a lightweight cotton cloth in a plain weave; or thin fabric made of silk or linen)

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(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 眇 (miǎo, “small; tiny; minute”)

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