抽丝

抽丝	chōu sī	to spin silk
抽	chōu	to draw out; to pull out from in between / to remove part of the whole / to inhale (esp. smoke) / (of fabric etc) to shrink / (of certain plants) to sprout; to bud / to whip; to thrash / classifier for sheets (of tissues, wet wipes etc)
丝	sī	silk / thread-like thing; (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips / classifier: a trace (of smoke etc), a tiny bit etc