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  *蛇* | 蛇* | *蛇
snake / serpent / CL: 條|条
HSK 5
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  *蛇* | 蛇* | *蛇
variant of
HSK 5
lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous / to overdo it
HSK 7-9
viper
snake skin
evil monsters / (fig.) bad characters / (political) bad elements
serpentine (geology)
to creep / to zigzag / to meander / to weave
to feign civility (idiom)
Siberian pit viper (Gloydius halys) / pit viper
python / boa
lit. to pull a snake from its hole / to expose a malefactor (idiom)
forest or meadow viper (Vipera russelii siamensis or similar)
lizard / common spoken equivalent of 蜥蜴
snake venom
long-nosed pit viper (agkistrodon acutus)
snake gall (used in TCM)
lit. beat the grass to scare the snake (idiom) / fig. to inadvertently alert an enemy / to punish sb as a warning to others
water snake
S-shaped / serpentine / coiled like a snake
local bully / tyrant / regional mafia boss
lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
Deinagkistrodon acutus, a species of venomous pit viper, aka five-pace viper (i.e. can grow to five paces)
lit. dragons and snakes mingle (idiom) / fig. a mix of good people and scumbags
slender and supple waist / lithe body / feminine pose
lit. to see a bow reflected in a cup as a snake (idiom); fig. unnecessary suspicions / overly fearful
boa
words of a Buddha, heart of a snake (idiom); two-faced / malicious and duplicitous
(slang) loser (loanword) (Tw)
ancient spear-like weapon with a wavy spearhead like a snake's body
ancient spear-like weapon 18 Chinese feet in length, with a wavy spearhead like a snake's body
(dialect) gecko
a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom)
flexible hose
cobra
once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope / once bitten, twice shy (idiom)
Orochimaru, Japanese folktale hero / Orochimaru, character in the Naruto manga series
Year 6, year of the Snake (e.g. 2001)
salak (Salacca zalacca) (fruit)
rattlesnake
once bitten by a snake, one is scared all one's life at the mere sight of a rope (idiom) / fig. once bitten, twice shy
copperhead race (Elaphe radiata), kind of snake
illegal immigrant
human smuggling syndicate / snakehead gang
Yamata no Orochi, serpent with eight heads and eight tails from mythological section of Nihon Shoki (Chronicles of Japan)
Indian cobra (Naja naja)
(astronomy) Serpens Cauda
Serpens (constellation)
lit. strong dragon cannot repress a snake (idiom); fig. a local gangster who is above the law
(idiom) if you beat the snake without killing it, endless evils will ensue
Hydrus (constellation)
water snake / colubrid / racer
Oriental ratsnake (Ptyas mucosus)
Hedyotis diffusa
Tale of the White Snake / Madame White Snake
Trimeresurus stejnegeri (poisonous snake)
Entechinus major (kind of snake)
Ophiuchus (constellation)
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
Snake island viper (Gloydius shedaoensis), feeding on migrating birds
Year of the Snake (e.g. 2001)
Red Delicious (a sort of apple)
venin
(slang) (pun on 神經病|神经病) crazy person / nutjob
serpentine (geology)
ophiolite (geology)
ophiolite melange (geology)
ophiolite (geology)
ophiolite belt (geology)
tarragon
lit. legs on a snake / sth superfluous
head of a snake / human smuggler
(bird species of China) crested serpent eagle (Spilornis cheela)
hops (Humulus lupulus)
hop (Humulus lupulus), climbing plant whose flower cones are used in brewing beer
Cabernet Gernischt (grape type)
Hydra (constellation)
single-line formation (army) / fig. long line
adder (zoology)
Snake island viper (Gloydius shedaoensis), feeding on migrating birds
(bird species of China) oriental darter (Anhinga melanogaster)
lit. dragon's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish


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