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• 號令如山 (hou6 ling6 jyu4 saan1) — lit. order like a mountain; a military order is inviolable; strict discipline
• 號兵 (hou6 bing1) — bugler; trumpeter (military)
• 號召 (hou6 ziu6) — to call; to appeal
• 號召力 (hou6 ziu6 lik6) — to have the power to rally supporters
• 號哭 (hou4 huk1) — to bawl; to wail; to cry
• 號啕 (hou6 tou4) — variant of 嚎啕[hao2 tao2]
• 號喪 (hou4 song1) — to weep; to howl as if at a funeral
• 號外 (hou6 ngoi6) — (newspaper) extra; special number (of a periodical)
• 號子 (hou6 zi2) — work chant; prison cell; type; sort; mark; sign; signal; (Tw) brokerage firm
• 號手 (hou6 sau2) — trumpeter; military bugler
• 號數 (hou6 sou3) — number in a sequence; ordinal number; serial number
• 號旗 (hou6 kei4) — signaling flag
• 號曰 (hou6 joek6) — to be named; named
• 號牌 (hou6 paai2) — license plate; number plate
• 號砲 (hou6 paau3) — cannon used for signaling; signaling shot
• 號碼 (hou6 maa5) — number
• 號碼牌 (hou6 maa5 paai2) — number plate; car license plate
• 號稱 (hou6 cing1) — to be known as; to be nicknamed; to be purportedly; to claim (often exaggerated…
• 號筒 (hou6 tung2) — bugle
• 號脈 (hou6 mak6) — to feel sb's pulse
• 號角 (hou6 gok3) — bugle horn
• 號誌 (hou6 zi3) — signal; sign (traffic control etc)
• 號音 (hou6 jam1) — bugle call
• 號頭 (hou6 tau4) — number; serial number
• 虢 (gwik1) — surname Guo; Guo, a kinship group whose members held dukedoms within the Zhou D…
• 虧待 (kwai1 doi6) — to treat sb unfairly
• 虧得 (kwai1 dak1) — fortunately; luckily; (sarcastic) fancy that, how fortunate!
• 虧心 (kwai1 sam1) — a guilty conscience
• 虧心事 (kwai1 sam1 si6) — shameful deed
• 虧折 (kwai1 zit3) — to make a capital loss
• 虧損 (kwai1 syun2) — deficit; (financial) loss
• 虧本 (kwai1 bun2) — to make a loss
• 虧本出售 (kwai1 bun2 ceot1 sau6) — to sell at a loss
• 虧格 (kwai1 gaak3) — (math.) genus
• 虧欠 (kwai1 him3) — to have a deficit; to be in the red; to owe
• 虧產 (kwai1 caan2) — shortfall in production
• 虧空 (kwai1 hung1) — in debt; in the red; in deficit
• 虧缺 (kwai1 kyut3) — to be lacking; to fall short of; to wane; deficit; deficient
• 虧負 (kwai1 fu6) — deficient; to let sb down; to cause sb suffering
• 虰蛵 (ding1 hing1) — less common word for dragonfly 蜻蜓
• 虱 (sat1) — louse
• 虱目魚 (sat1 muk6 jyu2) — milkfish (Chanos chanos)
• 虹 (hung4) — rainbow
• 虹口區 (hung4 hau2 keoi1) — Hongkou district, central Shanghai
• 虹吸 (hung4 kap1) — (lit. and fig.) to siphon
• 虹吸管 (hung4 kap1 gun2) — siphon
• 虹彩 (hung4 coi2) — iridescence; iris (of the eye)
• 虹橋 (hung4 kiu4) — arched bridge
• 虹橋機場 (hung4 kiu4 gei1 coeng4) — Hongqiao Airport (Shanghai)
• 虹膜 (hung4 mok2) — iris (of an eye)
• 虹鱒 (hung4 zyun6) — rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
• 虺虺 (wai2 wai2) — rumbling (of thunder etc)
• 虺蜥 (wai2 sik1) — venomous snake; fig. vicious person
• 虼蚤 (gat1 zou2) — (coll.) flea
• 蚊子 (man1 zi2) — mosquito
• 蚊帳 (man1 zoeng3) — mosquito net
• 蚊蟲 (man1 cung4) — mosquito
• 蚊香 (man1 hoeng1) — mosquito-repellent incense or coil
• 蚌埠 (pong5 fau6) — see 蚌埠市[Beng4 bu4 Shi4]
• 蚌埠市 (pong5 fau6 si5) — Bengbu, prefecture-level city in Anhui Province 安徽省[An1 hui1 Sheng3]
• 蚌山 (pong5 saan1) — see 蚌山區|蚌山区[Beng4 shan1 Qu1]
• 蚌山區 (pong5 saan1 keoi1) — Bengshan, a district of Bengbu City 蚌埠市[Beng4 bu4 Shi4], Anhui
• 蚌殼 (pong5 hok3) — clamshell
• 蚍蜉 (pei4 fau4) — a type of large ant
• 蚍蜉撼大樹 (pei4 fau4 ham6 daai6 syu6) — lit. an ant trying to shake a big tree (idiom); fig. to overrate one's own stre…
• 蚍蜉撼樹 (pei4 fau4 ham6 syu6) — (lit.) an ant trying to shake a tree (idiom); (fig.) to overrate oneself; to ov…
• 蚓 (jan5) — used in 蚯蚓[qiu1 yin3]
• 蚖蟲 (jyun4 cung4) — Protura (soil dwelling primitive hexapod)
• 蚜蟲 (ngaa4 cung4) — aphid
• 蚣 (gung1) — used in 蜈蚣[wu2 gong1]
• 蚤 (zou2) — flea
• 蚩尤 (ci1 jau4) — Chiyou, legendary tribal leader who was defeated and killed by the Yellow Emper…
• 蚪 (dau2) — used in 蝌蚪[ke1 dou3]
• 蚯 (jau1) — used in 蚯蚓[qiu1 yin3]
• 蚯蚓 (jau1 jan5) — (zoology) earthworm
• 蚰蜒路 (jau4 jin4 lou6) — lit. centipede's path; fig. narrow winding road
• 蚱蜢 (zaa3 maang5) — grasshopper
• 蚱蟲 (zaa3 cung4) — grasshopper
• 蚵仔 (ho4 zai2) — oyster (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [ô-á])
• 蚵仔煎 (ho4 zai2 zin1) — (Tw) oyster omelette (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [ô-á-tsian])
• 蚶子 (ham1 zi2) — blood clam
• 蚺蛇 (jim4 se4) — boa
• 蛀牙 (zyu3 ngaa4) — tooth decay; dental caries; decayed tooth; rotten tooth
• 蛀蝕 (zyu3 sik6) — to corrupt; to erode
• 蛀蟲 (zyu3 cung4) — insect that eats into wood, books, clothes etc; fig. vermin
• 蛆蟲 (zeoi1 cung4) — maggot
• 蛇夫座 (se4 fu1 zo6) — Ophiuchus (constellation)
• 蛇島 (se4 dou2) — Shedao or Snake island in Bohai sea 渤海 off Lüshun 旅順|旅顺 on the tip of the Liaon…
• 蛇島蝮 (se4 dou2 fuk1) — Snake island viper (Gloydius shedaoensis), feeding on migrating birds
• 蛇年 (se4 nin4) — Year of the Snake (e.g. 2001)
• 蛇形 (se4 jing4) — S-shaped; serpentine; coiled like a snake
• 蛇毒 (se4 duk6) — snake venom
• 蛇毒素 (se4 duk6 sou3) — venin
• 蛇皮 (se4 pei4) — snake skin
• 蛇皮果 (se4 pei4 gwo2) — salak (Salacca zalacca) (fruit)
• 蛇管 (se4 gun2) — flexible hose
• 蛇紋岩 (se4 man4 ngaam4) — serpentine (geology)
• 蛇紋石 (se4 man4 sek6) — serpentine (geology)
• 蛇膽 (se4 daam2) — snake gall (used in TCM)
• 蛇蒿 (se4 hou1) — tarragon
• 蛇足 (se4 zuk1) — lit. legs on a snake; sth superfluous
• 蛇頭 (se4 tau4) — head of a snake; human smuggler
• 蛇鵰 (se4 diu1) — (bird species of China) crested serpent eagle (Spilornis cheela)
• 蛇麻草 (se4 maa4 cou2) — hop (Humulus lupulus), climbing plant whose flower cones are used in brewing be…
• 蛇龍珠 (se4 lung4 zyu1) — Cabernet Gernischt (grape type)
• 蛋包 (daan2 baau1) — omelet
• 蛋包飯 (daan2 baau1 faan6) — omurice, Japanese dish consisting of an omelet wrapped around fried rice and of…
• 蛋卷 (daan2 gyun2) — egg roll
• 蛋卷兒 (daan2 gyun2 ji4) — erhua variant of 蛋卷[dan4 juan3]
• 蛋品 (daan2 ban2) — egg products; egg-based products
• 蛋塔 (daan2 taap3) — egg tart
• 蛋奶酥 (daan2 naai5 sou1) — soufflé
• 蛋殼 (daan2 hok3) — eggshell
• 蛋氨酸 (daan2 on1 syun1) — methionine (Met), an essential amino acid
• 蛋清 (daan2 cing1) — (coll.) egg white
• 蛋白 (daan2 baak6) — egg white; protein; albumen
• 蛋白石 (daan2 baak6 sek6) — opal
• 蛋白素 (daan2 baak6 sou3) — albumin
• 蛋白腖 (daan2 baak6 dung3) — peptone (biochemistry)
• 蛋白質 (daan2 baak6 zat1) — protein
• 蛋糕 (daan6 gou1) — cake
• 蛋糕裙 (daan6 gou1 kwan4) — layered skirt
• 蛋花湯 (daan2 faa1 tong1) — clear soup containing beaten egg and green leafy vegetable; eggdrop soup
• 蛋逼 (daan2 bik1) — (dialect) to talk nonsense; to chat idly
• 蛋酒 (daan2 zau2) — eggnog
• 蛋黃 (daan2 wong2) — egg yolk
• 蛋黃素 (daan6 wong4 sou3) — lecithin (phospholipid found in egg yolk)
• 蛋黃醬 (daan2 wong2 zoeng3) — mayonnaise
• 蛐蛐兒 (kuk1 kuk1 ji4) — erhua form of 蛐蛐[qu1 qu5]
• 蛐蟮 (kuk1 sin6) — (coll.) earthworm
• 蛔蟲 (wui4 cung4) — roundworm; ascarid; (esp.) Ascaris lumbricoides, a human parasite; (fig.) perso…
• 蛔蟲病 (wui4 cung4 beng6) — ascariasis, infection caused by the roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides
• 蛘 (joeng4) — a weevil found in rice etc
• 蛙 (waa1) — frog
• 蛙式 (waa1 sik1) — breaststroke (swimming)
• 蛙泳 (waa1 wing6) — breaststroke (swimming)
• 蛙鞋 (waa1 haai4) — (diving, snorkeling) fins; flippers
• 蛛絲馬跡 (zyu1 si1 maa5 zik1) — lit. spider's thread and horse track; tiny hints (of a secret); traces; clue
• 蛛網 (zyu1 mong5) — spider web; cobweb
• 蛛蛛 (zyu1 zyu1) — (coll.) spider
• 蛜蝛 (ji1 wai1) — woodlouse; pill bug
• 蛞蝓 (kut3 jyu4) — (zoology) slug
• 蛞螻 (kut3 lau4) — mole cricket (Gryllotalpa)
• 蛟河 (gaau1 ho4) — see 蛟河市[Jiao1 he2 Shi4]
• 蛟河市 (gaau1 ho4 si5) — Jiaohe, a county-level city in Jilin City 吉林市[Ji2 lin2 Shi4], Jilin
• 蛟龍 (gaau1 lung4) — legendary dragon with the ability to control rain and floods
• 蛣 (kit3) — beetle
• 蛤 (haa1) — (bound form) clam; used in 蛤蚧[ge2 jie4]
• 蛤蜊 (gap3 lei4) — clam
• 蛤蟆 (haa1 mou1) — frog; toad
• 蛤蟆夯 (haa4 maa4 haang1) — power-driven rammer or tamper
• 蛤蟆鏡 (haa1 mou1 geng3) — aviator sunglasses
• 蛤蠣 (gaap3 lai6) — clam; same as 蛤蜊[ge2 li2]
• 蛭石 (zat6 sek6) — vermiculite
• 蛺蝶 (gaap3 dip6) — nymphalid; butterfly
• 蛻化 (teoi3 faa3) — (of insects) to undergo metamorphosis; (fig.) to be transformed; to metamorphos…
• 蛻化變質 (teoi3 faa3 bin3 zat1) — (idiom) to degenerate (morally); to become depraved
• 蛻殼 (teoi3 hok3) — to exuviate; to molt
• 蛻皮 (teoi3 pei4) — skin cast off during molting; exuvium; to pupate; to molt; to slough; to cast o…
• 蛻變 (teoi3 bin3) — to transform; to morph; to degenerate; metamorphosis; transmutation; transforma…
• 蛾子 (ngo4 zi2) — moth
• 蛾摩拉 (ngo4 mo1 laai1) — Gomorrah
• 蛾眉 (ngo4 mei4) — (fig.) beautiful woman
• 蛾眉皓齒 (ngo4 mei4 hou6 ci2) — beautiful eyebrow and white teeth (idiom); lovely young woman
• 蛾類 (ngo4 leoi6) — moth (family)
• 蜀國 (suk6 gwok3) — Sichuan; the state of Shu in Sichuan at different periods; the Shu Han dynasty …
• 蜀山 (suk6 saan1) — see 蜀山區|蜀山区[Shu3 shan1 Qu1]
• 蜀山區 (suk6 saan1 keoi1) — Shushan, a district of Hefei City 合肥市[He2 fei2 Shi4], Anhui
• 蜀漢 (suk6 hon3) — Shu Han (c. 200-263), Liu Bei's kingdom in Sichuan during the Three Kingdoms, c…
• 蜀犬吠日 (suk6 hyun2 fai6 jat6) — lit. Sichuan dogs bark at the sun (idiom); fig. a simpleton will marvel at even…
• 蜀相 (suk6 soeng3) — the Prime Minister of Shu (i.e. Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮[Zhu1 ge3 Liang4])
• 蜀葵 (suk6 kwai4) — hollyhock (Alcea rosea)
• 蜀錦 (suk6 gam2) — brocade from Sichuan
• 蜂乳 (fung1 jyu5) — royal jelly
• 蜂后 (fung1 hau6) — queen bee
• 蜂巢 (fung1 caau4) — honeycomb; beehive
• 蜂巢胃 (fung1 caau4 wai6) — reticulum (second stomach of ruminants); honeycomb tripe
• 蜂房 (fung1 fong4) — honeycomb; beehive
• 蜂擁 (fung1 jung2) — to swarm; to flock; to throng
• 蜂毒 (fung1 duk6) — wasp poison
• 蜂湧 (fung1 jung2) — to swarm; to flock
• 蜂王 (fung1 wong4) — queen bee
• 蜂王乳 (fung1 wong4 jyu5) — royal jelly
• 蜂王漿 (fung1 wong4 zoeng1) — royal jelly
• 蜂王精 (fung1 wong4 zing1) — royal jelly
• 蜂皇漿 (fung1 wong4 zoeng1) — royal jelly
• 蜂窩 (fung1 wo1) — honeycomb; beehive
• 蜂窩煤 (fung1 wo1 mui4) — hexagonal household coal briquette
• 蜂箱 (fung1 soeng1) — beehive
• 蜂糕 (fung1 gou1) — sponge cake (light steamed flour or rice cake)
• 蜂群 (fung1 kwan4) — bee colony; swarm
• 蜂聚 (fung1 zeoi6) — to swarm; to congregate in masses
• 蜂蜜 (fung1 mat6) — honey
• 蜂蜜酒 (fung1 mat6 zau2) — mead
• 蜂螫 (fung1 sik1) — bee sting
• 蜂蠟 (fung1 laap6) — beeswax
• 蜂起 (fung1 hei2) — to swarm; to rise in masses
• 蜂鳥 (fung1 niu5) — hummingbird
• 蜂鳴器 (fung1 ming4 hei3) — buzzer
• 蜃 (san5) — giant clam; (mythology) clam-monster said to breathe out a vapor that forms a m…
• 蜃景 (san4 ging2) — mirage
• 蜈 (ng4) — used in 蜈蚣[wu2 gong1]
• 蜈支洲島 (ng4 zi1 zau1 dou2) — Wuzhizhou Island, Hainan
• 蜈蚣 (ng4 gung1) — centipede
• 蜉蝣 (fau4 jau4) — mayfly
• 蜍 (ceoi4) — used in 蟾蜍[chan2 chu2]
• 蜎 (jyun1) — surname Yuan
• 蜑人 (daan6 jan4) — see 蜑家[Dan4 jia1]
• 蜑家 (daan6 gaa1) — Tanka, boat-dwelling people of Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, Hainan, and Zhejiang…
• 蜑戶 (daan6 wu6) — see 蜑家[Dan4 jia1]
• 蜑民 (daan6 man4) — see 蜑家[Dan4 jia1]
• 蜒蚰 (jin4 jau4) — (dialect) a slug
• 蜘蛛 (zi1 zyu1) — spider
• 蜘蛛人 (zi1 zyu1 jan4) — Spider-Man, see 蜘蛛俠|蜘蛛侠; nickname of French skyscraper climber Alain Robert (19…
• 蜘蛛俠 (zi1 zyu1 hap6) — Spider-Man, comic book superhero
• 蜘蛛星雲 (zi1 zyu1 sing1 wan4) — Tarantula Nebula
• 蜘蛛痣 (zi1 zyu1 zi3) — arterial spider
• 蜘蛛網 (zi1 zyu1 mong5) — cobweb; spider web
• 蜘蛛類 (zi1 zyu1 leoi6) — arachnid
• 蜚短流長 (fei1 dyun2 lau4 coeng4) — (idiom) to gossip about others; to spread gossip or rumors
• 蜚聲 (fei1 seng1) — (literary) to gain fame; to be renowned
• 蜚聲海外 (fei1 seng1 hoi2 ngoi6) — (literary) to be renowned abroad; to gain fame overseas
• 蜚蠊 (fei2 lim4) — cockroach
• 蜚蠊科 (fei2 lim4 fo1) — Blattidae, family of about 550 species of cockroach
• 蜚語 (fei1 jyu5) — rumor; unfounded gossip
• 蜜囊 (mat6 nong4) — honey sac (bee anatomy)
• 蜜月 (mat6 jyut6) — honeymoon
• 蜜月假期 (mat6 jyut6 gaa3 kei4) — honeymoon
• 蜜柑 (mat6 gam1) — mandarin orange; tangerine
• 蜜桃 (mat6 tou4) — honey peach; juicy peach
• 蜜棗 (mat6 zou2) — candied jujube
• 蜜罐 (mat6 gun3) — honey pot; fig. comfortable living conditions; privileged environment
• 蜜蜂 (mat6 fung1) — bee; honeybee
• 蜜蜂房 (mat6 fung1 fong4) — beehive
• 蜜蠟 (mat6 laap6) — beeswax
• 蜜露 (mat6 lou6) — honeydew
• 蜜餞 (mat6 zin3) — food preserved in sugar or honey
• 蜣螂 (goeng1 long4) — dung beetle
• 蜥 (sik1) — (bound form) lizard
• 蜥形綱 (sik1 jing4 gong1) — Sauropsida, class within Chordata containing reptiles
• 蜥易 (sik1 jik6) — variant of 蜥蜴[xi1 yi4]
• 蜥臀目 (sik1 tyun4 muk6) — Saurischia or lizard-hipped dinosaurs, order within superorder Dinosauria
• 蜥蜴 (sik1 jik6) — lizard
• 蜱咬病 (pei4 ngaau5 beng6) — tick-bite sickness; informal term for 發熱伴血小板減少綜合徵|发热伴血小板减少综合征[fa1 re4 ban4 xue4…
• 蜴 (jik6) — used in 蜥蜴[xi1 yi4]
• 蜷 (kyun4) — to curl up (like a scroll); to huddle; Melania libertina; wriggle (as a worm)
• 蜷伏 (kyun4 fuk6) — to curl up; to lie with knees drawn up; to huddle up
• 蜷局 (kyun4 guk6) — to curl up; to coil
• 蜷曲 (kyun4 kuk1) — twisted; coiled; curled
• 蜷縮 (kyun4 suk1) — to curl up; to huddle; to cower; cringing
• 蜷臥 (kyun4 ngo6) — to curl up; to lie curled up
• 蜻蛉 (cing1 ling4) — damselfly; lacewing
• 蜻蛉目 (cing1 ling4 muk6) — Odonata, order consisting of about 6,000 species of dragonflies and damselflies
• 蜻蜓 (cing1 ting4) — dragonfly
• 蜻蜓撼石柱 (cing1 ting4 ham6 sek6 cyu5) — lit. the dragon-fly shakes the stone tower (idiom); fig. to overestimate one's …
• 蜻蜓目 (cing1 ting4 muk6) — Odonata, order consisting of about 6,000 species of dragonflies and damselflies
• 蜻蜓點水 (cing1 ting4 dim2 seoi2) — lit. the dragonfly touches the water lightly; superficial contact (idiom)
• 蜾 (gwo2) — used in 蜾蠃[guo3 luo3]
• 蜿蜒 (jyun1 jin4) — (of a snake) to wriggle along; (of a river etc) to zigzag; to meander; to wind
• 蝃蝥 (zyut3 mau4) — spider (old)
• 蝄蜽 (mong5 loeng5) — variant of 魍魎|魍魉[wang3 liang3]
• 蝌 (fo1) — used in 蝌蚪[ke1 dou3]
• 蝌蚪 (fo1 dau2) — tadpole
• 蝕刻 (sik6 hak1) — to etch; engraving
• 蝗 (wong4) — locust
• 蝗科 (wong4 fo1) — Acridoidea (family containing grasshoppers, crickets and locusts)
• 蝗蟲 (wong4 cung4) — locust
• 蝙 (pin1) — used in 蝙蝠[bian1 fu2]
• 蝙蝠 (pin1 fuk1) — (zoology) bat
• 蝙蝠俠 (pin1 fuk1 hap6) — Batman, comic book superhero
• 蝟 (wai6) — (bound form) hedgehog
• 蝠 (fuk1) — (bound form) bat
• 蝠鱝 (fuk1 fan5) — manta ray (genus Mobula)
• 蝦乾 (haa1 gon1) — dried shrimps
• 蝦仁 (haa1 jan4) — shrimp meat; shelled shrimp
• 蝦兵蟹將 (haa1 bing1 haai5 zoeng3) — shrimp soldiers and crab generals (in mythology or popular fiction, the army of…
• 蝦夷 (haa1 ji4) — Emishi or Ebisu, ethnic group of ancient Japan, thought to be related to modern…
• 蝦夷蔥 (haa1 ji4 cung1) — chive
• 蝦子 (haa1 zi2) — shrimp roe; shrimp eggs
• 蝦油 (haa1 jau4) — prawn sauce
• 蝦皮 (haa1 pei4) — small dried shrimp
• 蝦米 (haa1 mai5) — small shrimp; dried, shelled shrimps; (Tw) (coll.) what (from Taiwanese 啥物, Tai…
• 蝦虎魚 (haa1 fu2 jyu2) — goby (flat fish, Gobiidae)
• 蝦虎魚科 (haa1 fu2 jyu2 fo1) — Gobiidae (suborder of perch)
• 蝦蛄 (haa1 gu1) — mantis shrimp
• 蝦蟆 (haa1 mou1) — variant of 蛤蟆[ha2 ma5]
• 蝦醬 (haa1 zoeng3) — shrimp paste
• 蝦餃 (haa1 gaau2) — prawn dumplings
• 蝨多不癢 (sat1 do1 bat1 joeng5) — (lit.) when covered with lice, one doesn't feel the itching anymore (idiom); (f…
• 蝨子 (sat1 zi2) — louse (Pediculus humanus)
• 蝮蛇 (fuk1 se4) — Siberian pit viper (Gloydius halys); pit viper
• 蝰蛇 (kwai1 se4) — forest or meadow viper (Vipera russelii siamensis or similar)
• 蝲蛄 (laat6 gu1) — crayfish
• 蝳蝐 (doi6 mou6) — variant of 玳瑁[dai4 mao4]; hawksbill turtle
• 蝴 (wu4) — used in 蝴蝶[hu2 die2]
• 蝴蝶 (wu4 dip6) — butterfly
• 蝴蝶效應 (wu4 dip6 haau6 jing3) — butterfly effect (dynamical systems theory)
• 蝴蝶犬 (wu4 dip6 hyun2) — papillon (lapdog with butterfly-like ears)
• 蝴蝶琴 (wu4 dip6 kam4) — same as yangqin 揚琴|扬琴, dulcimer
• 蝴蝶結 (wu4 dip6 git3) — bow; bowknot
• 蝴蝶花 (wu4 dip6 faa1) — iris; Iris tectorum
• 蝴蝶酥 (wu4 dip6 sou1) — crispy short-crust pastry; mille-feuilles
• 蝶泳 (dip6 wing6) — butterfly stroke (swimming)
• 蝶竇 (dip6 dau6) — sphenoidal sinus
• 蝶蘭 (dip6 laan4) — Phalaenopsis (flower genus)
• 蝶類 (dip6 leoi6) — butterfly (family)
• 蝶骨 (dip6 gwat1) — sphenoid bone (front of the temple)
• 蝸居 (wo1 geoi1) — humble abode; to live (in a tiny, cramped space)
• 蝸廬 (wo1 lou4) — humble abode
• 蝸旋 (wo1 syun4) — to spiral
• 蝸桿 (wo1 gon1) — worm (mechanical engineering)
• 蝸桿副 (wo1 gon1 fu3) — worm-gear pair; worm drive; worm and worm gear
• 蝸窗 (wo1 coeng1) — (anatomy) round window (one of the two openings from the middle ear into the in…
• 蝸蜒 (wo1 jin4) — snail
• 蝸行 (wo1 hang4) — to advance at a snail's pace
• 蝸行牛步 (wo1 hang4 ngau4 bou6) — lit. to crawl like a snail and plod along like an old ox (idiom); fig. to move …
• 螃蟹 (pong4 haai5) — crab
• 螉䗥 (jung1 zung1) — parasitic wasp (of bovine and equine animals)
• 融入 (jung4 jap6) — to blend into; to integrate; to assimilate; to merge
• 融冰 (jung4 bing1) — (lit. or fig.) thawing
• 融化 (jung4 faa3) — to melt; to thaw; to dissolve; to blend into; to combine; to fuse
• 融匯 (jung4 wui6) — fusion; to combine as one
• 融合為一 (jung4 hap6 wai4 jat1) — to form a cohesive whole; to fuse together
• 融和 (jung4 wo4) — warm; agreeable
• 融安 (jung4 on1) — see 融安縣|融安县[Rong2 an1 Xian4]
• 融安縣 (jung4 on1 jyun6) — Rong'an, a county in Liuzhou City 柳州市[Liu3 zhou1 Shi4], Guangxi
• 融會 (jung4 wui6) — to blend; to integrate; to amalgamate; to fuse
• 融會貫通 (jung4 wui6 gun3 tung1) — (idiom) to integrate knowledge from various sources into a deep and coherent un…
• 融水苗族自治縣 (jung4 seoi2 miu4 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6) — Rongshui Miao Autonomous County, in Liuzhou City 柳州市[Liu3 zhou1 Shi4], Guangxi
• 融為一體 (jung4 wai4 jat1 tai2) — to fuse together (idiom); hypostatic union (religion)
• 融然 (jung4 jin4) — in harmony; happy together
• 融爐 (jung4 lou4) — a smelting furnace; fig. a melting pot
• 融融 (jung4 jung4) — in harmony; happy; warm relations
• 融解 (jung4 gaai2) — to melt; molten; fig. to understand thoroughly
• 融資 (jung4 zi1) — financing
• 融通 (jung4 tung1) — to circulate; to flow (esp. capital); to intermingle; to merge; to become assim…
• 融雪 (jung4 syut3) — melting snow; a thaw
• 融雪天氣 (jung4 syut3 tin1 hei3) — a thaw
• 螓 (ceon4) — small cicada with a square head
• 螞蚱 (maa6 zaa3) — (dialect) locust; grasshopper
• 螞蜂 (maa5 fung1) — variant of 馬蜂|马蜂[ma3 feng1]
• 螞螂 (maa1 long4) — dragonfly
• 螞蟥 (maa5 wong4) — leech
• 螞蟻 (maa5 ngai5) — ant
• 螟蟲 (ming4 cung4) — boring insect; snout moth's larva (Aphomia gullaris or Plodia interpuncuella or…
• 螢 (jing4) — firefly; glow-worm
• 螢光 (jing4 gwong1) — Taiwan variant of 熒光|荧光[ying2 guang1]
• 螢光燈 (jing4 gwong1 dang1) — Taiwan variant of 熒光燈|荧光灯[ying2 guang1 deng1]
• 螢幕 (jing4 mok6) — (Tw) screen (of a TV, computer etc)
• 螢幕保護裝置 (jing4 mok6 bou2 wu6 zong1 zi3) — screensaver (Tw)
• 螢火 (jing4 fo2) — light of firefly; fairy light
• 螢火蟲 (jing4 fo2 cung4) — firefly; glowworm; lightning bug
• 螢焰 (jing4 jim6) — light of firefly; firefly
• 螢石 (jing4 sek6) — fluorite CaF2; fluorspar; fluor
• 螣 (tang4) — flying dragon
• 螭首 (ci1 sau2) — hornless dragon head (used as ornamentation, esp. gargoyles)
• 螮 (dai3) — used in 螮蝀|䗖𬟽[di4 dong1]
• 螯肢 (ngou4 zi1) — chelicera
• 螳 (tong4) — praying mantis
• 螳螂 (tong4 long4) — mantis; praying mantis
• 螳螂捕蟬 (tong4 long4 bou6 sim4) — see 螳螂捕蟬，黃雀在後|螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后[tang2 lang2 bu3 chan2 , huang2 que4 zai4 hou4]
• 螵蛸 (piu1 siu1) — ootheca, i.e. eggs in their capsule, of a praying mantis (used in TCM); cuttleb…
• 螺刀 (lo4 dou1) — screwdriver
• 螺帽 (lo4 mou2) — nut (female component of nut and bolt)
• 螺旋 (lo4 syun4) — spiral; helix; screw
• 螺旋千斤頂 (lo4 syun4 cin1 gan1 ding2) — screw jack
• 螺旋形 (lo4 syun4 jing4) — spiral
• 螺旋曲面 (lo4 syun4 kuk1 min2) — spiral surface
• 螺旋槳 (lo4 syun4 zoeng2) — propeller
• 螺旋粉 (lo4 syun4 fan2) — fusilli (corkscrew shaped pasta)
• 螺旋藻 (lo4 syun4 zou2) — spiral algae; spirulina (dietary supplement)
• 螺旋鉗 (lo4 syun4 kim4) — wrench
• 螺旋體 (lo4 syun4 tai2) — Spirochaetes, phylum of extremophile bacteria; spiral-shaped bacterium, e.g. ca…
• 螺旋麵 (lo4 syun4 min6) — fusilli (pasta)
• 螺栓 (lo4 saan1) — bolt (male component of nut and bolt)
• 螺桿 (lo4 gon1) — screw
• 螺槳 (lo4 zoeng2) — propeller
• 螺母 (lo4 mou5) — nut (female component of nut and bolt)
• 螺紋 (lo4 man4) — spiral pattern; whorl of fingerprint; thread of screw
• 螺絲刀 (lo4 si1 dou1) — screwdriver
• 螺絲帽 (lo4 si1 mou2) — nut (female component of nut and bolt)
• 螺絲母 (lo4 si1 mou5) — nut (female component of nut and bolt)
• 螺絲粉 (lo4 si1 fan2) — gemelli (corkscrew shaped pasta)
• 螺絲起子 (lo4 si1 hei2 zi2) — screwdriver
• 螺絲釘 (lo4 si1 deng1) — screw
• 螺絲鑽 (lo4 si1 zyun3) — auger; gimlet; screwdriver (cocktail)
• 螺線 (lo4 sin3) — spiral
• 螺線管 (lo4 sin3 gun2) — solenoid
• 螺號 (lo4 hou6) — conch; shell as horn for signaling
• 螺螄 (lo4 si1) — river snail
• 螺距 (lo4 keoi5) — pitch of spiral; pitch of screw
• 螺釘 (lo4 deng1) — screw
• 螺髻 (lo4 gai3) — spiral coil (in hairdressing)
• 螻蛄 (lau4 gu1) — mole cricket; Gryllolaptaptidae, family of burrowing insects of order Orthopter…
• 螻蛄科 (lau4 gu1 fo1) — Gryllolaptaptidae family of burrowing insects of order Orthoptera; mole crickets
• 螻蟻 (lau4 ngai5) — lit. mole cricket and ants; fig. tiny individuals with no power
• 螽斯 (zung1 si1) — katydid or long-horned grasshopper (family Tettigoniidae)
• 螽斯科 (zung1 si1 fo1) — Tettigoniidae (katydids and crickets)
• 螽斯總科 (zung1 si1 zung2 fo1) — Tettigonioidea (katydids and crickets)
• 螿 (zoeng1) — cicada (Cosmopsaltria opalifera)
• 蟀 (seot1) — used in 蟋蟀[xi1 shuai4]
• 蟄伏 (zat6 fuk6) — hibernation; living in seclusion
• 蟄居 (zat6 geoi1) — to live in seclusion
• 蟄眠 (zat6 min4) — to hibernate
• 蟄藏 (zat6 cong4) — to hibernate; to hide away
• 蟄蟲 (zat6 cung4) — dormant insect
• 蟆 (mou1) — toad
• 蟈螽 (gwok3 zung1) — insect of the Gampsocleis genus (grasshoppers and crickets); Gampsocleis sinens…
• 蟈螽屬 (gwok3 zung1 suk6) — Gampsocleis genus (grasshoppers and crickets)
• 蟈蟈 (gwok3 gwok3) — katydid; long-horned grasshopper
• 蟈蟈兒 (gwok3 gwok3 ji4) — erhua variant of 蟈蟈|蝈蝈[guo1 guo5]
• 蟈蟈籠 (gwok3 gwok3 lung4) — cage for singing cicada
• 蟊賊 (maau4 caak6) — insect that damages cereal crop seedlings; (lit. and fig.) vermin; a person har…
• 蟋 (sik1) — used in 蟋蟀[xi1 shuai4]
• 蟋蟀 (sik1 seot1) — cricket (insect)
• 蟋蟀草 (sik1 seot1 cou2) — wire grass (Eleusine indica)
• 蟎蟲 (mun5 cung4) — mite (zoology)
• 蟑 (zoeng1) — used in 蟑螂[zhang1 lang2]
• 蟑螂 (zoeng1 long4) — cockroach
• 蟒 (mong5) — python
• 蟒蛇 (mong5 se4) — python; boa
• 蟒袍 (mong5 pou4) — official robe worn by ministers during the Ming 明 (1368-1644) and Qing 清 (1644-…
• 蟠尾絲蟲 (faan4 mei5 si1 cung4) — Onchocerca volvulus, the filarial parasite worm causing "river blindness" or on…
• 蟠尾絲蟲症 (faan4 mei5 si1 cung4 zing3) — "river blindness" or onchocerciasis, the second most common cause of blindness …
• 蟠據 (pun4 geoi3) — variant of 盤踞|盘踞[pan2 ju4]
• 蟠曲 (pun4 kuk1) — variant of 盤曲|盘曲[pan2 qu1]
• 蟠根錯節 (pun4 gan1 co3 zit3) — variant of 盤根錯節|盘根错节[pan2 gen1 cuo4 jie2]
• 蟠桃 (pun4 tou4) — flat peach (aka Saturn peach or donut peach); the peaches of immortality kept b…
• 蟠石 (pun4 sek6) — variant of 磐石[pan2 shi2]
• 蟠踞 (pun4 geoi3) — variant of 盤踞|盘踞[pan2 ju4]
• 蟠龍 (pun4 lung4) — coiled dragon
• 蟢 (hei2) — used in 蟢子[xi3 zi5]
• 蟢子 (hei2 zi2) — long-jawed orb weaver; long-jawed spider (family Tetragnathidae)
• 蟣子 (gei2 zi2) — louse egg; nit
• 蟥 (wong4) — horse-leech
• 蟪蛄 (wai6 gu1) — Platypleura kaempferi, a kind of cicada
• 蟪蛄不知春秋 (wai6 gu1 bat1 zi1 ceon1 cau1) — "the short-lived cicada knows nothing of spring or autumn" (from the Zhuangzi 莊…
• 蟬科 (sim4 fo1) — Cicadidae, homopterous insect family including cicada
• 蟬翼 (sim4 jik6) — cicada's wing
• 蟬聯 (sim4 lyun4) — to continue in a post; (to hold a post) several times in succession; (to win a …
• 蟬蛻 (sim4 teoi3) — cicada slough; fig. to free oneself; to extricate oneself from
• 蟬衣 (sim4 ji1) — cicada slough (used in TCM)
• 蟬鳴 (sim4 ming4) — song of cicadas; chirping of insects
• 蟭蟟 (ziu1 liu4) — cicada (old)
• 蟯蟲 (jiu4 cung4) — parasitic worm; human pinworm (Enterobius vermicularis)
• 蟯蟲病 (jiu4 cung4 beng6) — enterobiasis
• 蟲 (cung4) — lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar …
• 蟲兒 (cung4 ji4) — see 蟲子|虫子[chong2 zi5]
• 蟲媒病毒 (cung4 mui4 beng6 duk6) — arbovirus
• 蟲子 (cung4 zi2) — insect; bug; worm
• 蟲子牙 (cung4 zi2 ngaa4) — see 蟲牙|虫牙[chong2 ya2]
• 蟲害 (cung4 hoi6) — insect pest; damage from insects
• 蟲洞 (cung4 dung6) — (physics) wormhole
• 蟲災 (cung4 zoi1) — insect damage; destruction of crops by pest insects
• 蟲牙 (cung4 ngaa4) — tooth decay; dental caries; decayed tooth; rotten tooth
• 蟲白蠟 (cung4 baak6 laap6) — white wax from Chinese white wax bug (Ericerus pela)
• 蟲草 (cung4 cou2) — see 冬蟲夏草|冬虫夏草[dong1 chong2 xia4 cao3]
• 蟲蛀 (cung4 zyu3) — damaged by moths or worms
• 蟲蠟 (cung4 laap6) — white wax from Chinese white wax bug (Ericerus pela)
• 蟲豸 (cung4 zi6) — insect or insect-like small creature (literary); base person (used as a curse w…
• 蟲類 (cung4 leoi6) — insects
• 蟹狀星雲 (haai5 zong6 sing1 wan4) — Crab Nebula
• 蟹獴 (haai5 mung4) — crab-eating mongoose
• 蟹粉 (haai5 fan2) — crab meat
• 蟹肉 (haai5 juk6) — crab meat
• 蟹醬 (haai5 zoeng3) — crab paste
• 蟹黃 (haai5 wong4) — the ovary and digestive glands of a female crab (eaten as a delicacy)
• 蟻丘 (ngai5 jau1) — anthill
• 蟻族 (ngai5 zuk6) — "ant tribe", college graduates who endure cramped living conditions while tryin…
• 蟻酸 (ngai5 syun1) — formic acid
• 蟻鬥蝸爭 (ngai5 dau3 wo1 zang1) — lit. the ant fights, the snail contends (idiom); fig. petty squabbling
• 蟻鴷 (ngai5 lit6) — (bird species of China) Eurasian wryneck (Jynx torquilla)
• 蟾 (sim4) — toad ("chán" represents the sound of its croaking); (mythology) the three-legge…
• 蟾宮折桂 (sim4 gung1 zit3 gwai3) — lit. plucking a branch of osmanthus from the Toad Palace (i.e. the moon); fig. …
• 蟾蜍 (sim4 ceoi4) — toad
• 蠃 (lo2) — used in 蜾蠃[guo3 luo3]
• 蠅 (jing4) — fly; musca
• 蠅子 (jing4 zi2) — housefly
• 蠅虎 (jing4 fu2) — jumping spider (family Salticidae)
• 蠍子 (hit3 zi2) — scorpion
• 蠍虎座 (hit3 fu2 zo6) — Lacerta (constellation)
• 蠐螬 (cai4 cou4) — scarab beetle larva; grub
• 蠑螈 (wing4 jyun4) — salamander; newt
• 蠔油 (hou4 jau4) — oyster sauce
• 蠕動 (jyu4 dung6) — to wiggle; to squirm; peristalsis (wave movement of gut wall)
• 蠕動前進 (jyu4 dung6 cin4 zeon3) — wriggle
• 蠕形動物 (jyu4 jing4 dung6 mat6) — soft-bodied organisms; vermes (obsolete taxonomic term)
• 蠕蟲 (jyu4 cung4) — worm
• 蠕蠕 (jyu4 jyu4) — wiggling; squirming
• 蠛蠓 (mit6 mung5) — (old) midge
• 蠟 (laap6) — candle; wax
• 蠟像館 (laap6 zoeng6 gun2) — wax museum; waxworks
• 蠟扦 (laap6 cin1) — candlestick with a spike, onto which candles are impaled
• 蠟染 (laap6 jim5) — batik (color printing on cloth using wax)
• 蠟梅 (laap6 mui4) — variant of 臘梅|腊梅[la4 mei2]
• 蠟燭 (laap6 zuk1) — candle
• 蠟燭不點不亮 (laap6 zuk1 bat1 dim2 bat1 loeng6) — some people have to be pushed for them to take action
• 蠟燭兩頭燒 (laap6 zuk1 loeng5 tau4 siu1) — to burn the candle at both ends (idiom); to labor under a double burden
• 蠟療 (laap6 liu4) — wax therapy (used to treat arthritis etc)
• 蠟筆 (laap6 bat1) — crayon (wax type)

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