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flies

#2722

DEFINITIONS

蝇 yíng
  • fly
  • musca
  • CL:隻|只[zhi1]

STROKES

WORDS

cāng ying housefly; CL:隻|只[zhi1]
guǒ yíng fruit fly
拍 cāng ying pāi flyswatter
jiā yíng house fly
逐臭 rú yíng zhú chòu like flies pursuing a stink (idiom); the mob chases the rich and powerful; the crowd runs after trash
伞 dú yíng sǎn fly Amanita or fly agaric (Amanita muscaria)
没头苍 méi tóu cāng ying see 無頭蒼蠅|无头苍蝇[wu2 tou2 cang1 ying5]
无头苍 wú tóu cāng ying headless fly (a metaphor for sb who is rushing around frantically)
不叮无缝蛋 cāng ying bù dīng wú fèng dàn lit. flies do not attack an intact egg (idiom); fig. no smoke without a fire
座 cāng ying zuò Musca (constellation)
老虎 cāng ying lǎo hǔ (coll.) jumping spider
子 yíng zi housefly
虎 yíng hǔ jumping spider (family Salticidae)
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