Definitions
- 1. housefly
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Common mistakes
Distinguish 苍蝇 (housefly) from 蚊子 (mosquito). Do not confuse the two.
Example Sentences
1 shown一只 苍蝇 在飞。
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Words Containing 苍蝇
see 無頭蒼蠅|无头苍蝇[wú tóu cāng ying]
headless fly (a metaphor for sb who is rushing around frantically)
lit. flies do not attack an intact egg (idiom)
Musca (constellation)
flyswatter
(coll.) jumping spider (called a \fly tiger\ because it preys on houseflies)