蜗 wō

a snail, Eulota callizoma

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DEFINITIONS

  • a snail, Eulota callizoma
  • snail
  • Taiwan pr. [gua1]
  • see 蝸牛|蜗牛[wo1 niu2]

STROKES

WORDS

蜗牛 wō niú snail; Taiwan pr. [gua1 niu2]
蜗居 wō jū humble abode; to live (in a tiny, cramped space)
人工耳蜗 rén gōng ěr wō cochlear implant
无壳蜗牛 wú ké wō niú fig. people who cannot afford to buy their own house
耳蜗 ěr wō cochlea
蜗庐 wō lú humble abode
蜗旋 wō xuán to spiral
蜗杆 wō gǎn worm (mechanical engineering)
蜗杆副 wō gǎn fù worm-gear pair; worm drive; worm and worm gear
蜗窗 wō chuāng fenestra cochleae (in middle ear)
蜗蜒 wō yán snail
蜗行 wō xíng to advance at a snail's pace
蜗行牛步 wō xíng niú bù lit. to crawl like a snail and plod along like an old ox (idiom); fig. to move at a snail's pace; to make slow progress
蚁斗蜗争 yǐ dòu wō zhēng lit. the ant fights, the snail contends (idiom); fig. petty squabbling
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