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栉

zhì

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Definitions

  1. 1. comb
  2. 2. to comb
  3. 3. to weed out
  4. 4. to eliminate
  5. 5. Taiwan pr. [jié]

Words Containing 栉

栉风沐雨
zhì fēng mù yǔ

lit. to comb one's hair in the wind and wash it in the rain (idiom)

栉比
zhì bǐ

lined up close (like teeth of a comb)

栉水母
zhì shuǐ mǔ

comb jellies (Ctenophora)

鳞次栉比
lín cì zhì bǐ

row upon row

沐雨栉风
mù yǔ zhì fēng

to work unceasingly regardless of the weather (idiom)

栉孔扇贝
zhì kǒng shàn bèi

Farrer's scallop (Chlamys farreri), aka Chinese scallop