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蛾

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  1. 1. (bound form) moth

Words Containing 蛾

蛾子
é zi

moth

蛾类
é lèi

moth (family)

木蠹蛾
mù dù é

wood moth

尺蠖蛾
chǐ huò é

moth in family Geometridae

飞蛾扑火
fēi é pū huǒ

the moth flies into the flame

所多玛与蛾摩拉
suǒ duō mǎ yǔ é mó lā

Sodom and Gomorrah

蚕蛾
cán é

Chinese silkworm moth (Bombyx mori)

蛾眉
é méi

(fig.) beautiful woman

飞蛾
fēi é

moth

蛾眉皓齿
é méi hào chǐ

beautiful eyebrow and white teeth (idiom); lovely young woman

蛾摩拉
é mó lā

Gomorrah

灯蛾
dēng é

moth

苹果蠹蛾
píng guǒ dù é

codling moth

飞蛾投火
fēi é tóu huǒ

lit. like a moth flying into the fire (idiom); fig. to choose a path to certain destruction

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