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兵蟻
bīng yǐ
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soldier ant;
dinergate
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千里之堤，潰於蟻穴
qiān lǐ zhī dī ， kuì yú yǐ xué
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an ant hole may cause the collapse of a great dike (idiom);
huge damage may result from a moment's negligence
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如蟻附膻
rú yǐ fù shān
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like ants pursuing a stink (idiom); the mob chases the rich and powerful;
the crowd runs after trash
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熱鍋上的螞蟻
rè guō shang de mǎ yǐ
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(like) a cat on a hot tin roof;
anxious;
agitated
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白蟻
bái yǐ
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termite;
white ant
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紅火蟻
hóng huǒ yǐ
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fire ant (Solenopsis invicta), an introduced species in China
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螞蟻
mǎ yǐ
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ant
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螞蟻上樹
mǎ yǐ shàng shù
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"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
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螞蟻腰
mǎ yǐ yāo
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(coll.) tiny waist
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螞蟻金服
mǎ yǐ jīn fú
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Ant Financial Services Group, an affiliate company of Alibaba 阿里巴巴[A1 li3 ba1 ba1]
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螻蟻
lóu yǐ
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lit. mole cricket and ants;
fig. tiny individuals with no power
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蟻丘
yǐ qiū
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anthill
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蟻族
yǐ zú
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"ant tribe", college graduates who endure cramped living conditions while trying to develop a career
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蟻酸
yǐ suān
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formic acid
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蟻鬥蝸爭
yǐ dòu wō zhēng
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lit. the ant fights, the snail contends (idiom); fig. petty squabbling
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蟻鴷
yǐ liè
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(bird species of China) Eurasian wryneck (Jynx torquilla)
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蠶蟻
cán yǐ
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newly hatched silkworm
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食蟻獸
shí yǐ shòu
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ant-eater (several different species)
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