絲足

简 丝足 · 繁 絲足
Mandarin · pinyin sī zú

Meanings

  1. feet and legs in silk stockings (especially in the massage context)
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絲
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足
zú · foot; attain, satisfy, enough; Kangxi radical 156
丝
sī · silk; fine thread; wire; strings
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1–2 · si1 zu2

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si1 zuk1

Cantonese word readings for 絲足. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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