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Trad. 連綿
- continuous
- unbroken
- uninterrupted
- extending forever into the distance (of mountain range, river etc)
Trad. 海綿
- (zoology) sea sponge
- (esp.) dried sea sponge
- sponge (made from polyester or cellulose etc)
- foam rubber
Trad. 綿延
- (esp. of a mountain range) to be continuous; to stretch long and unbroken
Trad. 福綿區
- Fumian, a district of Yulin City 玉林市[Yu4 lin2 Shi4], Guangxi
Trad. 聯綿詞
- two-syllable word featuring alliteration or rhyme, such as 玲瓏|玲珑[ling2 long2]
Trad. 綿竹市
- Mianzhu, a county-level city in Deyang City 德陽市|德阳市[De2 yang2 Shi4], Sichuan
Trad. 綿竹縣
- Mianzhu county in Deyang 德陽|德阳[De2 yang2] prefecture, Sichuan
Trad. 綿陽市
- Mianyang, prefecture-level city in Sichuan Province 四川省[Si4 chuan1 Sheng3]
Trad. 海綿寶寶
- SpongeBob SquarePants (US TV animated series, 1999-)
Trad. 綿綿瓜瓞
- lit. (of a melon vine) laden with melons of all sizes (idiom)
- fig. (of descendants) to thrive and prosper for generations
Trad. 綿裡藏針
- lit. a needle concealed in silk floss (idiom)
- fig. ruthless character behind a gentle appearance
- a wolf in sheep's clothing
- an iron fist in a velvet glove
Trad. 纏綿不已
- to cling without letting go
- to pester without end
- to cling lovingly to each other
Trad. 纏綿悱惻
- (of a person) sad beyond words (idiom)
- (of music, literature etc) poignant
- very sentimental
Trad. 牛海綿狀腦病
- bovine spongiform encephalopathy, BSE
- mad cow disease