蜗

wō

Definitions

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

Words Containing 蜗

• 人工耳蜗 rén gōng ěr wō: cochlear implant
• 无壳蜗牛 wú ké wō niú: fig. people who cannot afford to buy their own house
• 耳蜗 ěr wō: cochlea
• 蜗居 wō jū: humble abode
• 蜗庐 wō lú: humble abode
• 蜗旋 wō xuán: to spiral
• 蜗杆 wō gǎn: worm (mechanical engineering)
• 蜗杆副 wō gǎn fù: worm-gear pair
• 蜗牛 wō niú: snail
• 蜗窗 wō chuāng: fenestra cochleae (in middle ear)
• 蜗蜒 wō yán: snail
• 蜗行 wō xíng: to advance at a snail's pace
• 蜗行牛步 wō xíng niú bù: fig. to move at a snail's pace
• 蚁斗蜗争 yǐ dòu wō zhēng: lit. the ant fights, the snail contends (idiom); fig. petty squabbling