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  *蛇* | 蛇* | *蛇
snake / serpent / CL: 條|条
HSK 5
lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous / to overdo it
HSK 7-9
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  *巳* | 巳* | *巳
6th earthly branch: 9-11 a.m., 4th solar month (5th May-5th June), year of the Snake / ancient Chinese compass point: 150°
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  *鱗* | 鱗* | *鱗
scales (of fish, snakes etc)
snake (as one of the 12 Chinese zodiac animals 生肖)
(of paint etc) to peel off; to flake off / (of an insect or snake etc) to molt / (of skin) to peel off due to hard labor, blistering or sunburn etc / (fig.) to go through a grueling experience
ancient spear-like weapon 18 Chinese feet in length, with a wavy spearhead like a snake's body
to extract / to remove / to draw (a sales commission, venom from a snake etc)
(of a snake) to wriggle along / (of a river etc) to zigzag; to meander; to wind
poisonous insect (or spider etc); venomous snake / (slang) junkie
lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
lit. strong dragon cannot repress a snake (idiom); fig. a local gangster who is above the law
fuse; wick / forked tongue (of a snake)
lit. the brush flows with the fluidity of a dragon or snake (idiom) / fig. (of brushwork, esp for calligraphy) lively; vigorous
Trimeresurus stejnegeri (poisonous snake)
a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom)
head of a snake / human smuggler
Leifeng Pagoda, by West Lake until it was destroyed (also from Madam White Snake)
(name of a person) Bai Suzhen, from Madame White Snake
lit. beat the grass to scare the snake (idiom) / fig. to inadvertently alert an enemy / to punish sb as a warning to others
Tale of the White Snake / Madame White Snake
lit. dragon's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
snake melon
Rear a tiger and court disaster. (idiom); fig. if you're too lenient with sb, he will damage you later / to cherish a snake in one's bosom
water snake
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *镻* | 镻* | *镻
name of poisonous snake in ancient text
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *虺* | 虺* | *虺
mythical venomous snake
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  *蚹* | 蚹* | *蚹
scales on the belly of a snake, aiding locomotion / snail / to crawl
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  *蝮* | 蝮* | *蝮
insect / poisonous snake (archaic)
snake melon / loofah
lit. to pull a snake from its hole / to expose a malefactor (idiom)
Jinshan Temple, where Fahai lives (from Madam White Snake)
lit. dragons and snakes mingle (idiom) / fig. a mix of good people and scumbags
S-shaped / serpentine / coiled like a snake
words of a Buddha, heart of a snake (idiom); two-faced / malicious and duplicitous
Fahai, name of the evil Buddhist monk in Tale of the White Snake 白蛇傳|白蛇传
Year of the Snake (e.g. 2001)
lit. to see a bow reflected in a cup as a snake (idiom); fig. unnecessary suspicions / overly fearful
lit. legs on a snake / sth superfluous
Rear a tiger and court disaster. (idiom); fig. if you're too lenient with sb, he will damage you later / to cherish a snake in one's bosom
snake skin
ancient spear-like weapon with a wavy spearhead like a snake's body
snake venom
Shedao or Snake island in Bohai sea 渤海 off Lüshun 旅順|旅顺 on the tip of the Liaoning peninsula, small rocky island famous for snakes
Year 6, year of the Snake (e.g. 2001)
venomous snake / fig. vicious person
lit. once bitten by a snake, one is scared all one's life at the mere sight of a rope (saying) / fig. once bitten, twice shy
Entechinus major (kind of snake)
water snake / colubrid / racer
snake's tongue
snake gall (used in TCM)
dimple / heat-sensing facial pit of a snake
copperhead race (Elaphe radiata), kind of snake
snake halberd
bite (e.g. snake bite, mosquito bite)
(idiom) if you beat the snake without killing it, endless evils will ensue
Mahoraga, snake's headed Indian deity / a protector deity of Buddhist law
(bird species of China) short-toed snake eagle (Circaetus gallicus)
Trimeresurus stejnegeri (poisonous snake)
snake plant aka mother-in-law's tongue (Dracaena trifasciata)
Snake island viper (Gloydius shedaoensis), feeding on migrating birds
(coll.) snake
Snake island viper (Gloydius shedaoensis), feeding on migrating birds


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