蠅 ying

flies

DEFINITIONS

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

WORDS

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