shé

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  1. 1. snake
  2. 2. serpent

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Words Containing 蛇

画蛇添足
huà shé tiān zú

lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous

一年被蛇咬十年怕井绳
yī nián bèi shé yǎo shí nián pà jǐng shéng

bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom); once bitten twice shy

一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳
yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo , shí nián pà jǐng shéng

once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope

丈八蛇矛
zhàng bā shé máo

ancient spear-like weapon 18 Chinese feet 尺[chǐ] in length, with a wavy spearhead like a snake's body

三索锦蛇
sān suǒ jǐn shé

copperhead race (Elaphe radiata), kind of snake

五步蛇
wǔ bù shé

Deinagkistrodon acutus, a species of venomous pit viper, aka five-pace viper (i.e. can grow to five paces)

人心不足蛇吞象
rén xīn bù zú shé tūn xiàng

a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom)

人蛇
rén shé

illegal immigrant

人蛇集团
rén shé jí tuán

human smuggling syndicate

佛口蛇心
fó kǒu shé xīn

words of a Buddha, heart of a snake (idiom); two-faced

八岐大蛇
bā qí dà shé

Yamata no Orochi, serpent with eight heads and eight tails from mythological section of Nihon Shoki (Chronicles of Japan)

印度眼镜蛇
yìn dù yǎn jìng shé

Indian cobra (Naja naja)

四脚蛇
sì jiǎo shé

lizard

地头蛇
dì tóu shé

local bully

大蛇丸
dà shé wán

Orochimaru, Japanese folktale hero

巨蛇尾
jù shé wěi

(astronomy) Serpens Cauda

巨蛇座
jù shé zuò

Serpens (constellation)

巳蛇
sì shé

Year 6, year of the Snake (e.g. 2001)

引蛇出洞
yǐn shé chū dòng

lit. to pull a snake from its hole

强龙不压地头蛇
qiáng lóng bù yā dì tóu shé

lit. strong dragon cannot repress a snake (idiom); fig. a local gangster who is above the law

打草惊蛇
dǎ cǎo jīng shé

lit. beat the grass to scare the snake (idiom)

打蛇不死,后患无穷
dǎ shé bù sǐ , hòu huàn wú qióng

if you beat the snake without killing it, endless evils will ensue (idiom)

杯弓蛇影
bēi gōng shé yǐng

lit. to see a bow reflected in a cup as a snake (idiom); fig. unnecessary suspicions

毒蛇
dú shé

viper

水蛇
shuǐ shé

water snake

水蛇座
shuǐ shé zuò

Hydrus (constellation)

水蛇腰
shuǐ shé yāo

slender and supple waist

游蛇
yóu shé

water snake

滑鼠蛇
huá shǔ shé

Oriental ratsnake (Ptyas mucosus)

牛鬼蛇神
niú guǐ shé shén

evil monsters

白花蛇
bái huā shé

long-nosed pit viper (agkistrodon acutus)

白花蛇舌草
bái huā shé shé cǎo

Hedyotis diffusa

白蛇传
bái shé zhuàn

Tale of the White Snake

眼镜蛇
yǎn jìng shé

cobra

矮脚白花蛇利草
ǎi jiǎo bái huā shé lì cǎo

see 白花蛇舌草[bái huā shé shé cǎo]

竹叶青蛇
zhú yè qīng shé

Trimeresurus stejnegeri (poisonous snake)

翠青蛇
cuì qīng shé

Entechinus major (kind of snake)

虎头蛇尾
hǔ tóu shé wěi

lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish

虚与委蛇
xū yǔ wēi yí

to feign civility (idiom)

蚺蛇
rán shé

boa

蛇夫座
shé fū zuò

Ophiuchus (constellation)

蛇岛
shé dǎo

Shedao or Snake island in Bohai sea 渤海 off Lüshun 旅順|旅顺 on the tip of the Liaoning peninsula, small rocky island famous for snakes

蛇岛蝮
shé dǎo fù

Snake island viper (Gloydius shedaoensis), feeding on migrating birds

蛇年
shé nián

Year of the Snake (e.g. 2001)

蛇形
shé xíng

S-shaped

蛇果
shé guǒ

Red Delicious (a sort of apple)

蛇毒
shé dú

snake venom

蛇毒素
shé dú sù

venin

蛇皮
shé pí

snake skin

蛇皮果
shé pí guǒ

salak (Salacca zalacca) (fruit)

蛇矛
shé máo

ancient spear-like weapon with a wavy spearhead like a snake's body

蛇管
shé guǎn

flexible hose

蛇精病
shé jīng bìng

(slang) (pun on 神經病|神经病[shén jīng bìng]) crazy person

蛇纹岩
shé wén yán

serpentine (geology)

蛇纹石
shé wén shí

serpentine (geology)

蛇绿岩
shé lǜ yán

ophiolite (geology)

蛇绿混杂
shé lǜ hùn zá

ophiolite melange (geology)

蛇绿混杂岩
shé lǜ hùn zá yán

ophiolite (geology)

蛇绿混杂岩带
shé lǜ hùn zá yán dài

ophiolite belt (geology)

蛇蒿
shé hāo

tarragon

蛇行
shé xíng

to creep

蛇足
shé zú

lit. legs on a snake

蛇头
shé tóu

head of a snake

蛇雕
shé diāo

(bird species of China) crested serpent eagle (Spilornis cheela)

蛇麻
shé má

hops (Humulus lupulus)

蛇龙珠
shé lóng zhū

Cabernet Gernischt (grape type)

蝮蛇
fù shé

Siberian pit viper (Gloydius halys)

蝰蛇
kuí shé

forest or meadow viper (Vipera russelii siamensis or similar)

蟒蛇
mǎng shé

python

长蛇座
cháng shé zuò

Hydra (constellation)

长蛇阵
cháng shé zhèn

single-line formation (army)

响尾蛇
xiǎng wěi shé

rattlesnake

盐蛇
yán shé

(dialect) gecko

黄颔蛇
huáng hàn shé

adder (zoology)

黑眉蝮蛇
hēi méi fù shé

Snake island viper (Gloydius shedaoensis), feeding on migrating birds

黑腹蛇鹈
hēi fù shé tí

(bird species of China) oriental darter (Anhinga melanogaster)

龙蛇混杂
lóng shé hùn zá

lit. dragons and snakes mingle (idiom)

龙头蛇尾
lóng tóu shé wěi

lit. dragon's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish