蚕 ⇒
蚕食 cánshí, [蠶食], to nibble away at (as silkworm consume leaves)/fig. to embezzle progressively
蚕卵 蚕 cán, [蠶], silkworm
蚕丝 cánsī, [蠶絲], natural silk (secreted by silkworm)
蚕豆 cándòu, [蠶豆], broad bean (Vicia faba)/fava bean
桑蚕 sāngcán, [桑蠶], silkworm
蚕食鲸吞
眠 ⇒
睡眠 shuìmián, sleep/to sleep/(computing) to enter sleep mode
催眠 cuīmián, hypnosis
安眠药 ānmiányào, [安眠藥], sleeping pill/CL:粒[lì]
眠 mián, to sleep/to hibernate
失眠 shīmián, to suffer from insomnia
冬眠 dōngmián, hibernation
入眠 rùmián, to fall asleep
长眠 chángmián, [長眠], eternal rest (i.e. death)
催眠术 cuīmiánshù, [催眠術], hypnotism/hypnotherapy/mesmerism
休眠 xiūmián, to be dormant (biology)/inactive (volcano)/to hibernate (computing)
安眠 ānmián, to sleep peacefully
失眠症 彻夜不眠 chèyèbùmián, [徹夜不眠], to be sleepless all night
催眠曲 cuīmiánqǔ, lullaby
催眠药 cuīmiányào, [催眠藥], soporific drug
长眠不醒 亚眠 永眠 yǒngmián, eternal rest (i.e. death)
休眠期 同眠 利眠