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  *蛇* | 蛇* | *蛇
snake / serpent / CL: 條|条
HSK 5
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  *虵* | 虵* | *虵
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
rattlesnake
lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
cobra
viper
lit. legs on a snake / sth superfluous
local bully / tyrant / regional mafia boss
Tale of the White Snake / Madame White Snake
lit. dragons and snakes mingle (idiom) / fig. a mix of good people and scumbags
forest or meadow viper (Vipera russelii siamensis or similar)
water snake
words of a Buddha, heart of a snake (idiom); two-faced / malicious and duplicitous
long-nosed pit viper (agkistrodon acutus)
ancient spear-like weapon 18 Chinese feet in length, with a wavy spearhead like a snake's body
Siberian pit viper (Gloydius halys) / pit viper
lizard
lit. beat the grass to scare the snake (idiom) / fig. to inadvertently alert an enemy / to punish sb as a warning to others
head of a snake / human smuggler
hops (Humulus lupulus)
a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom)
single-line formation (army) / fig. long line
serpentine (geology)
evil monsters / (fig.) bad characters / (political) bad elements
slender and supple waist / lithe body / feminine pose
lit. strong dragon cannot repress a snake (idiom); fig. a local gangster who is above the law
lit. to pull a snake from its hole / to expose a malefactor (idiom)
S-shaped / serpentine / coiled like a snake
lit. dragon's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
Hydra (constellation)
lit. to see a bow reflected in a cup as a snake (idiom); fig. unnecessary suspicions / overly fearful
to feign civility (idiom)
Serpens (constellation)
Deinagkistrodon acutus, a species of venomous pit viper, aka five-pace viper (i.e. can grow to five paces)
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
ancient spear-like weapon with a wavy spearhead like a snake's body
flexible hose
boa
snake skin
Entechinus major (kind of snake)
snake venom
hop (Humulus lupulus), climbing plant whose flower cones are used in brewing beer
Orochimaru, Japanese folktale hero / Orochimaru, character in the Naruto manga series
(slang) (pun on 神經病|神经病) crazy person / nutjob
Ophiuchus (constellation)
Year of the Snake (e.g. 2001)
Red Delicious (a sort of apple)
venin
snake gall (used in TCM)
tarragon
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
once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope / once bitten, twice shy (idiom)
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
Year 6, year of the Snake (e.g. 2001)
(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
Trimeresurus stejnegeri (poisonous snake)
Snake island viper (Gloydius shedaoensis), feeding on migrating birds
salak (Salacca zalacca) (fruit)
serpentine (geology)
ophiolite (geology)
ophiolite melange (geology)
ophiolite (geology)
ophiolite belt (geology)
to creep / to zigzag / to meander / to weave
(bird species of China) crested serpent eagle (Spilornis cheela)
Cabernet Gernischt (grape type)
python / boa
(slang) loser (loanword) (Tw)
(dialect) gecko
adder (zoology)
Snake island viper (Gloydius shedaoensis), feeding on migrating birds
(bird species of China) oriental darter (Anhinga melanogaster)


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