櫛 zhì jié

comb out; weed out, eliminate

DEFINITIONS

櫛 zhì
  • comb
  • to comb
  • to weed out
  • to eliminate
  • Taiwan pr. [jie2]

WORDS

櫛孔扇貝 zhì kǒng shàn bèi Farrer's scallop (Chlamys farreri), aka Chinese scallop
櫛比 zhì bǐ lined up close (like teeth of a comb)
櫛水母 jié shuǐ mǔ comb jellies (Ctenophora)
櫛風沐雨 zhì fēng mù yǔ lit. to comb one's hair in the wind and wash it in the rain (idiom); fig. to work in the open regardless of the weather
沐雨櫛風 mù yǔ zhì fēng to work unceasingly regardless of the weather (idiom)
鱗次櫛比 lín cì zhì bǐ row upon row
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