







sericulture
raising silkworms
silkworm breeding
Subsequently, she persuaded her husband to allow her to rear silkworms on a grove of mulberry trees.
Originally, silkworm farming was solely restricted to women, and it was they who were responsible for the growing, harvesting and weaving.

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Open the tool →养蚕 (yǎng cán) means “sericulture, raising silkworms, silkworm breeding”.
养蚕 is pronounced yǎng cán in Mandarin Chinese.
“sericulture” is 养蚕 (yǎng cán) in Chinese.
This page has 2 example sentences using 养蚕, each with pinyin and an English translation.