shé

snake

HSK 5 #1689

DEFINITIONS

蛇 shé
  • variant of 蛇[she2]
  • snake
  • serpent
  • CL:條|条[tiao2]

STROKES

WORDS

三索锦 sān suǒ jǐn shé copperhead race (Elaphe radiata), kind of snake
三索錦 sān suǒ jǐn shé copperhead race (Elaphe radiata), kind of snake
五步 wǔ bù shé Deinagkistrodon, a venomous pit viper; also called five-paced viper (i.e. can grow to five paces)
人心不足吞象 rén xīn bù zú shé tūn xiàng a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom)
rén shé illegal immigrant
集团 rén shé jí tuán human smuggling syndicate; snakehead gang
集團 rén shé jí tuán human smuggling syndicate; snakehead gang
人头身 rén tóu shé shēn human head, snake's body; cf Nüwa 女媧氏|女娲氏[Nu:3 wa1 shi4] and Fuxi 伏羲氏[Fu2 Xi1 shi4] in some versions of mythology
人頭身 rén tóu shé shēn human head, snake's body; cf Nüwa 女媧氏|女娲氏[Nu:3 wa1 shi4] and Fuxi 伏羲氏[Fu2 Xi1 shi4] in some versions of mythology
佛口心 fó kǒu shé xīn words of a Buddha, heart of a snake (idiom); two-faced; malicious and duplicitous
八岐大 bā qí dà shé Yamata no Orochi, serpent with eight heads and eight tails from mythological section of Nihon Shoki (Chronicles of Japan)
印度眼镜 yìn dù yǎn jìng shé Indian cobra (Naja naja)
印度眼鏡 yìn dù yǎn jìng shé Indian cobra (Naja naja)
四腳 sì jiǎo shé lizard; common spoken equivalent of 蜥蜴[xi1 yi4]
地頭 dì tóu shé local bully; tyrant; regional mafia boss
丸 dà shé wán Orochimaru, Japanese folktale hero; Orochimaru, character in the Naruto manga series
尾 jù shé wěi serpens cauda
座 jù shé zuò Serpens (constellation)
sì shé Year 6, year of the Snake (e.g. 2001)
强龙不压地头 qiáng lóng bù yā dì tóu shé lit. strong dragon cannot repress a snake (idiom); fig. a local gangster who is above the law
強龍不壓地頭 qiáng lóng bù yā dì tóu shé lit. strong dragon cannot repress a snake (idiom); fig. a local gangster who is above the law
打草驚 dǎ cǎo jīng shé lit. beat the grass to scare the snake (idiom); fig. to inadvertently alert an enemy; to punish sb as a warning to others
不死,后患无穷 dǎ shé bù sǐ , hòu huàn wú qióng if you beat the snake without killing it, endless evils will ensue (idiom)
不死,後患無窮 dǎ shé bù sǐ , hòu huàn wú qióng if you beat the snake without killing it, endless evils will ensue (idiom)
杯弓影 bēi gōng shé yǐng lit. to see a bow reflected in a cup as a snake (idiom); fig. unnecessary suspicions; overly fearful