拔丝

Traditional form:

拔絲

Pinyin (reading):

básī

Definitions:

• wire drawing
• candied floss (cooking)
• spun sugar or toffee (coating)

Characters:

• 拔 - to uproot, to pull out; to select, to promote
• 丝 - silk, fine thread; wire; strings

Traditional characters:

• 拔 - to uproot, to pull out; to select, to promote
• 絲 - silk, fine thread; wire; strings