蕾丝

蕾絲

lěisī

noun

Meanings

HSK 6

这件衬衫的领口有一圈蕾丝。

Zhè jiàn chènshān de lǐngkǒu yǒu yì quān lěisī.

This blouse has a band of lace around the collar.

HSK 7-9

她的婚纱上缝满了蕾丝。

Tā de hūnshā shàng féngmǎn le lěisī.

Her wedding dress was covered in lace.

HSK 7-9

她从来不隐瞒自己是蕾丝。

Tā cónglái bù yǐnmán zìjǐ shì lěisī.

She has never hidden the fact that she's a lesbian.

history

A sound loan from English 'lace', the delicate openwork fabric used on dresses, lingerie and curtains.

As slang it also means 'lesbian', because it sounds like 'les'; 蕾丝边, which sounds like 'lesbian', and 拉拉 mean the same. Casual rather than insulting.

蕾 lěi

丝 sī