qiào

casing, shell, husk, hull, skin

DEFINITIONS

殼 qiào
  • shell
  • carapace
  • crust (earth's crust etc)
  • also pr. [ke2]

WORDS

金蟬脫 jīn chán tuō qiào lit. the cicada sheds its carapace (idiom); fig. to vanish leaving an empty shell; a crafty escape plan
肌 bì ké jī adductor muscle (of a bivalve mollusk)
類 shuāng ké lèi bivalve; Lamellibranchia
雞蛋兒 jī dàn ké r eggshell
槍 bó ké qiāng Mauser pistol
鬼摸腦 guǐ mō nǎo ké muddled; momentarily confused
guī ké tortoise shell
花 guī ké huā Formosan pit viper; Trimeresurus mucrosquamatus