蟊賊 máo zéi

insect that damages cereal crop seedlings

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. insect that damages cereal crop seedlings
  2. 2. (lit. and fig.) vermin
  3. 3. a person harmful to the country and the people

Characters

Character Meaning
蟊 máo
grain-eating grub; Spanish fly
賊 zéi
thief; extremely; wily