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Definitions

  1. 1. snail
  2. 2. Taiwan pr. [guā]
  3. 3. see 蝸牛|蜗牛[wō niú]

Words Containing 蜗

蜗杆
wō gǎn

worm (mechanical engineering)

人工耳蜗
rén gōng ěr wō

cochlear implant

蜗牛
wō niú

snail

蜗行
wō xíng

to advance at a snail's pace

无壳蜗牛
wú ké wō niú

fig. people who cannot afford to buy their own house

蜗蜒
wō yán

snail

蜗窗
wō chuāng

fenestra cochleae (in middle ear)

蜗杆副
wō gǎn fù

worm-gear pair

耳蜗
ěr wō

cochlea

蜗行牛步
wō xíng niú bù

fig. to move at a snail's pace

蜗庐
wō lú

humble abode

蜗旋
wō xuán

to spiral

蚁斗蜗争
yǐ dòu wō zhēng

lit. the ant fights, the snail contends (idiom); fig. petty squabbling

蜗居
wō jū

humble abode

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