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虱

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Definitions

  1. 1. louse

Example Sentences

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小心 虱 子。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 6592561)

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Words Containing 虱

虱子
shī zi

louse (Pediculus humanus)

虱子多了不痒,债多了不愁
shī zi duō le bù yǎng , zhài duō le bù chóu

lit. covered with lice, one doesn't feel the itching anymore; up to one's ears in debt, one ceases to worry about it (idiom)

木虱
mù shī

woodlouse

塘虱
táng shī

catfish (family Clariidae)

扁虱
biǎn shī

tick (zoology)

虱目鱼
shī mù yú

milkfish (Chanos chanos)

虱多不痒
shī duō bù yǎng

many fleas, but unconcerned (idiom); no point in worrying about one debt when one has so many others

壁虱
bì shī

tick

头虱
tóu shī

head lice

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