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蛇
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Definitions
- 1. snake
- 2. serpent
Example Sentences
1 shown魯 蛇 ！
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 蛇
words of a Buddha, heart of a snake (idiom); two-faced
Indian cobra (Naja naja)
to creep
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
Serpens (constellation)
Siberian pit viper (Gloydius halys)
forest or meadow viper (Vipera russelii siamensis or similar)
(bird species of China) crested serpent eagle (Spilornis cheela)
slender and supple waist
ophiolite (geology)
serpentine (geology)
lit. strong dragon cannot repress a snake (idiom); fig. a local gangster who is above the law
S-shaped
tarragon
Yamata no Orochi, serpent with eight heads and eight tails from mythological section of Nihon Shoki (Chronicles of Japan)
hops (Humulus lupulus)
see 白花蛇舌草[bái huā shé shé cǎo]
lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
Entechinus major (kind of snake)
Red Delicious (a sort of apple)
rattlesnake
Year of the Snake (e.g. 2001)
Ophiuchus (constellation)
adder (zoology)
lit. to pull a snake from its hole
Year 6, year of the Snake (e.g. 2001)
(dialect) gecko
Hydrus (constellation)
bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom); once bitten twice shy
water snake
Deinagkistrodon acutus, a species of venomous pit viper, aka five-pace viper (i.e. can grow to five paces)
lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous
Oriental ratsnake (Ptyas mucosus)
if you beat the snake without killing it, endless evils will ensue (idiom)
ancient spear-like weapon with a wavy spearhead like a snake's body
to feign civility (idiom)
Hedyotis diffusa
ophiolite melange (geology)
Trimeresurus stejnegeri (poisonous snake)
ophiolite (geology)
copperhead race (Elaphe radiata), kind of snake
venin
viper
boa
cobra
Tale of the White Snake
head of a snake
flexible hose
salak (Salacca zalacca) (fruit)
lit. dragons and snakes mingle (idiom)
Cabernet Gernischt (grape type)
Snake island viper (Gloydius shedaoensis), feeding on migrating birds
a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom)
illegal immigrant
(astronomy) Serpens Cauda
Orochimaru, Japanese folktale hero
evil monsters
(slang) (pun on 神經病|神经病[shén jīng bìng]) crazy person
lit. dragon's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
lit. to see a bow reflected in a cup as a snake (idiom); fig. unnecessary suspicions
human smuggling syndicate
local bully
once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope
long-nosed pit viper (agkistrodon acutus)
snake venom
snake skin
ancient spear-like weapon 18 Chinese feet 尺[chǐ] in length, with a wavy spearhead like a snake's body
lizard
ophiolite belt (geology)
water snake
Hydra (constellation)
lit. legs on a snake
serpentine (geology)
python
(bird species of China) oriental darter (Anhinga melanogaster)
single-line formation (army)
Snake island viper (Gloydius shedaoensis), feeding on migrating birds
lit. beat the grass to scare the snake (idiom)