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flies

DEFINITIONS

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

WORDS

逐臭 rú yíng zhú chòu like flies pursuing a stink (idiom); the mob chases the rich and powerful; the crowd runs after trash
jiā yíng house fly
guǒ yíng fruit fly
傘 dú yíng sǎn fly Amanita or fly agaric (Amanita muscaria)
沒頭蒼 méi tóu cāng ying see 無頭蒼蠅|无头苍蝇[wu2 tou2 cang1 ying5]
無頭蒼 wú tóu cāng ying headless fly (a metaphor for sb who is rushing around frantically)
cāng ying housefly; CL:隻|只[zhi1]
不叮無縫蛋 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)
拍 cāng ying pāi flyswatter
老虎 cāng ying lǎo hǔ (coll.) jumping spider
子 yíng zi housefly
虎 yíng hǔ jumping spider (family Salticidae)
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