蝇
fly; musca; CL:隻|只[zhi1]
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How 蝇 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
Insects 虫 that toads 黾 feed on
How to remember it
flies · Heisig RSH #2942
虫 insect + electrical outlet
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 蝇
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蝇头小利 | yíng tóu xiǎo lì | (idiom) meager profit; petty gain |
| 无头苍蝇 | wú tóu cāng ying | headless fly (a metaphor for sb who is rushing around frantically) |
| 没头苍蝇 | méi tóu cāng ying | see 無頭蒼蠅|无头苍蝇[wu2 tou2 cang1 ying5] |
| 苍蝇老虎 | cāng ying lǎo hǔ | (coll.) jumping spider (which pounces on houseflies, hence the Chinese name) |
| 苍蝇不叮无缝蛋 | cāng ying bù dīng wú fèng dàn | lit. flies do not attack an intact egg (idiom); fig. no smoke without a fire |
| 蝇子 | yíng zi | housefly |
| 家蝇 | jiā yíng | house fly |
| 如蝇逐臭 | rú yíng zhú chòu | like flies pursuing a stink (idiom); the mob chases the rich and powerful; the crowd runs … |
| 果蝇 | guǒ yíng | fruit fly |
| 捕蝇草 | bǔ yíng cǎo | Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) |
| 苍蝇座 | Cāng ying zuò | Musca (constellation) |
| 蝇虎 | yíng hǔ | jumping spider (family Salticidae) |
| 狗苟蝇营 | gǒu gǒu yíng yíng | see 蠅營狗苟|蝇营狗苟[ying2 ying2 gou3 gou3] |
| 蝇营狗苟 | yíng yíng gǒu gǒu | (lit.) to swarm like flies around rotten food and drag out an ignoble existence like a dog… |
| 毒蝇伞 | dú yíng sǎn | fly Amanita or fly agaric (Amanita muscaria) |
| 苍蝇拍 | cāng ying pāi | flyswatter |
| 苍蝇 | cāng ying | housefly; CL:隻|只[zhi1] |
| 蝇蛆病 | yíng qū bìng | myiasis |
| 蝇蛆 | yíng qū | fly larva; maggot |