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苍蝇

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cāng ying

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  1. 1. housefly

Words Containing 苍蝇

没头苍蝇
méi tóu cāng ying

see 無頭蒼蠅|无头苍蝇[wú tóu cāng ying]

无头苍蝇
wú tóu cāng ying

headless fly (a metaphor for sb who is rushing around frantically)

苍蝇不叮无缝蛋
cāng ying bù dīng wú fèng dàn

lit. flies do not attack an intact egg (idiom)

苍蝇座
cāng ying zuò

Musca (constellation)

苍蝇拍
cāng ying pāi

flyswatter

苍蝇老虎
cāng ying lǎo hǔ

(coll.) jumping spider (called a \fly tiger\ because it preys on houseflies)

Child Words of 苍蝇

苍
cāng

dark blue

蝇
yíng

fly

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