鱉 biē

turtle

DEFINITIONS

  • turtle
  • freshwater soft-shelled turtle
  • variant of 鱉|鳖[bie1]

WORDS

土鱉 tǔ biē ground beetle; (coll.) professional or entrepreneur who, unlike a 海歸|海归[hai3 gui1], has never studied overseas; (dialect) country bumpkin
地鱉 dì biē Chinese ground beetle (Eupolyphaga sinensis), used in TCM
山瑞鱉 shān ruì biē wattle-necked soft-shelled turtle (Palea steindachneri)
斑鱉 bān biē Yangtze giant soft-shell turtle (Rafetus swinhoei), a critically endangered species
甕中之鱉 wèng zhōng zhī biē lit. like a turtle in a jar; to be trapped (idiom)
甕中捉鱉 wèng zhōng zhuō biē to catch a turtle in a jar (idiom); to set oneself an easy target; a turkey shoot
番木鱉鹼 fān mù biē jiǎn strychnine (C21H22N2O2)
馬鱉 mǎ biē leech
鱉甲 biē jiǎ turtle shell
鱉裙 biē qún calipash
龜笑鱉無尾 guī xiào biē wú wěi lit. a tortoise laughing at a soft-shelled turtle for having no tail (idiom); fig. the pot calling the kettle black
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