ants

HSK 6 #2517

DEFINITIONS

  • ants
  • ant

STROKES

WORDS

mǎ yǐ ant
bái yǐ termite; white ant
lóu yǐ lit. mole cricket and ants; fig. tiny individuals with no power
兽 shí yǐ shòu ant-eater (several different species)
bīng yǐ soldier ant; dinergate
千里之堤,溃于穴 qiān lǐ zhī dī , kuì yú yǐ xué an ant hole may cause the collapse of a great dike (idiom); huge damage may result from a moment's negligence
附膻 rú yǐ fù shān like ants pursuing a stink (idiom); the mob chases the rich and powerful; the crowd runs after trash
热锅上的蚂 rè guō shang de mǎ yǐ (like) a cat on a hot tin roof; anxious; agitated
红火 hóng huǒ yǐ fire ant (Solenopsis invicta), an introduced species in China
上树 mǎ yǐ shàng shù "ants climbing a tree", a Sichuan dish made with cellophane noodles 粉絲|粉丝[fen3 si1] and ground meat (so called because the particles of meat clinging to the noodles look like ants on the twigs of a tree); (sex position) man standing, woman clinging to his upper body; (erotic massage) full-body licking
腰 mǎ yǐ yāo (coll.) tiny waist
金服 mǎ yǐ jīn fú Ant Financial Services Group, an affiliate company of Alibaba 阿里巴巴[A1 li3 ba1 ba1]
丘 yǐ qiū anthill
族 yǐ zú "ant tribe", college graduates who endure cramped living conditions while trying to develop a career
酸 yǐ suān formic acid
斗蜗争 yǐ dòu wō zhēng lit. the ant fights, the snail contends (idiom); fig. petty squabbling
䴕 yǐ liè (bird species of China) Eurasian wryneck (Jynx torquilla)
cán yǐ newly hatched silkworm
骨之 gǔ zhī yǐ ant that eats bones; metaphorical expression for a terrifying, bone-chilling feeling
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