鳖 biē

turtle

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DEFINITIONS

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

STROKES

WORDS

瓮中之鳖 wèng zhōng zhī biē lit. like a turtle in a jar; to be trapped (idiom)
土鳖 tǔ biē ground beetle; (coll.) professional or entrepreneur who, unlike a 海歸|海归[hai3 gui1], has never studied overseas; (dialect) country bumpkin
地鳖 dì biē Chinese ground beetle (Eupolyphaga sinensis), used in TCM
山瑞鳖 shān ruì biē wattle-necked soft-shelled turtle (Palea steindachneri)
斑鳖 bān biē Yangtze giant soft-shell turtle (Rafetus swinhoei), a critically endangered species
瓮中捉鳖 wèng zhōng zhuō biē to catch a turtle in a jar (idiom); to set oneself an easy target; a turkey shoot
番木鳖碱 fān mù biē jiǎn strychnine (C21H22N2O2)
马鳖 mǎ biē leech
鳖甲 biē jiǎ turtle shell
鳖裙 biē qún calipash
龟笑鳖无尾 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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