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苍蝇
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Definitions
- 1. housefly
Words Containing 苍蝇
headless fly (a metaphor for sb who is rushing around frantically)
Musca (constellation)
flyswatter
(coll.) jumping spider (called a \fly tiger\ because it preys on houseflies)
see 無頭蒼蠅|无头苍蝇[wú tóu cāng ying]
lit. flies do not attack an intact egg (idiom)