螺丝 (螺絲) luósī

luósī noun screw
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '螺絲'; Guoyu '螺絲')

Contained in

• 螺丝起子(螺絲起子) screwdriver
• 吃螺丝(吃螺絲) (of an actor, announcer etc) to stumble over words
• 螺丝钉(螺絲釘) a screw
• 螺丝母(螺絲母) nut (female component of nut and bolt)
• 螺丝刀(螺絲刀) screwdriver
• 永不生锈的螺丝钉(永不生銹的螺絲釘) a screw that never rusts — sb who selflessly and wholeheartedly serves the Communist Party, like Lei Feng 雷锋, to whom the metaphor is attributed
• 螺丝髻(螺絲髻) a coiled topknot
• 螺丝钻(螺絲鑽) auger; gimlet; screwdriver (cocktail)
• 螺丝帽(螺絲帽) nut (female component of nut and bolt)
• 螺丝粉(螺絲粉) gemelli (corkscrew shaped pasta)

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• 第二回 Chapter 34 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 1