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

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

lace (fabric)
蕾絲婚紗／蕾丝婚纱 ― lěisī hūnshā ― lacy wedding dress
Short for 蕾絲邊／蕾丝边 (lěisībiān, “lesbian”).

Synonyms

(lace): (Cantonese) 喱士

Derived terms

蕾絲邊／蕾丝边 (lěisībiān)

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