蛇 snake / serpent / CL:條|条[tiao2] 长 虫 cháng chong (coll.) snake 蛇 鲭 shé qīng snake 小 龙 xiǎo lóng snake (as one of the 12 Chinese zodiac animals 生肖[sheng1 xiao4]) 抽 取 chōu qǔ to extract / to remove / to draw (a sales commission, venom from a snake etc) 小 青 xiǎo qīng name of a person, Xiaoqing, from Madam White Snake 咬 伤 yǎo shāng bite (e.g. snake bite, mosquito bite) 脱 皮 tuō pí (of paint etc) to peel off / to flake off / (of an insect or snake etc) to molt / (of skin) to peel off due to hard labor, blistering or sunburn etc / (fig.) to go through a grueling experience 许 仙 xǔ xiān name of a person, Xu Xian, from Madam White Snake 蛇 头 shé tóu head of a snake / human smuggler 白 蛇 传 Bái Shé Zhuàn Tale of the White Snake / Madame White Snake 打 草 惊 蛇 dǎ cǎo jīng shé lit. beat the grass to scare the snake (idiom) / fig. to inadvertently alert an enemy / to punish sb as a warning to others 毒 虫 dú chóng poisonous insect (or spider etc) / venomous snake / (slang) junkie 画 蛇 添 足 huà shé tiān zú lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom) / fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous / to overdo it 水 蛇 shuǐ shé water snake 蛇 形 shé xíng S-shaped / serpentine / coiled like a snake 蛇 皮 shé pí snake skin 蛇 毒 shé dú snake venom 蛇 胆 shé dǎn snake gall (used in TCM) 引 蛇 出 洞 yǐn shé chū dòng lit. to pull a snake from its hole / to expose a malefactor (idiom) 蛇 岛 Shé dǎo 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 菜 瓜 cài guā snake melon / loofah 杯 弓 蛇 影 bēi gōng shé yǐng lit. to see a bow reflected in a cup as a snake (idiom) / fig. unnecessary suspicions / overly fearful 巳 6th earthly branch: 9-11 a.m., 4th solar month (5th May-5th June), year of the Snake / ancient Chinese compass point: 150° 蝮 insect / poisonous snake (archaic) 虺 mythical venomous snake 一 年 被 蛇 咬 十 年 怕 井 绳 yī nián bèi shé yǎo shí nián pà jǐng shéng bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom) / once bitten twice shy 佛 口 蛇 心 fó kǒu shé xīn words of a Buddha, heart of a snake (idiom) / two-faced / malicious and duplicitous 强 龙 不 压 地 头 蛇 qiáng lóng bù yā dì tóu shé lit. strong dragon cannot repress a snake (idiom) / fig. a local gangster who is above the law 虵 variant of 蛇, snake 镻 name of poisonous snake in ancient text 养 虎 伤 身 yǎng hǔ shāng shēn Rear a tiger and court disaster. (idiom) / fig. if you're too lenient with sb, he will damage you later / to cherish a snake in one's bosom 养 虎 遗 患 yǎng hǔ yí huàn Rear a tiger and court disaster. (idiom) / fig. if you're too lenient with sb, he will damage you later / to cherish a snake in one's bosom 人 心 不 足 蛇 吞 象 rén xīn bù zú shé tūn xiàng a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom) 蛇 年 shé nián Year of the Snake (e.g. 2001) 白 素 贞 Bái Sù zhēn (name of a person) Bai Suzhen, from Madame White Snake 法 海 Fǎ hǎi Fahai, name of the evil Buddhist monk in Tale of the White Snake 白蛇傳|白蛇传[Bai2 she2 Zhuan4] 蚹 scales on the belly of a snake, aiding locomotion / snail / to crawl 一 朝 被 蛇 咬 ， 十 年 怕 井 绳 yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo , shí nián pà jǐng shéng lit. once bitten by a snake, one is scared all one's life at the mere sight of a rope (saying) / fig. once bitten, twice shy 三 索 锦 蛇 sān suǒ jǐn shé copperhead race (Elaphe radiata), kind of snake 吕 布 戟 lu:3 bù jǐ snake halberd 巳 蛇 sì shé Year 6, year of the Snake (e.g. 2001) 打 蛇 不 死 dǎ shé bù sǐ beat the snake to death or it will cause endless calamity (idiom) / nip the problem in the bud 打 蛇 不 死 ， 后 患 无 穷 dǎ shé bù sǐ , hòu huàn wú qióng (idiom) if you beat the snake without killing it, endless evils will ensue 虺 蜥 huǐ xī venomous snake / fig. vicious person 蛇 岛 蝮 Shé dǎo fù Snake island viper (Gloydius shedaoensis), feeding on migrating birds 蛇 足 shé zú lit. legs on a snake / sth superfluous 颊 窝 jiá wō dimple / heat-sensing facial pit of a snake 黑 眉 蝮 蛇 hēi méi fù shé Snake island viper (Gloydius shedaoensis), feeding on migrating birds 短 趾 雕 duǎn zhǐ diāo (bird species of China) short-toed snake eagle (Circaetus gallicus) 蛇 鲭 鱼 shé qīng yú snake mackerel 游 蛇 yóu shé water snake / colubrid / racer 越 瓜 yuè guā snake melon 虎 尾 兰 hǔ wěi lán snake plant aka mother-in-law's tongue (Dracaena trifasciata) 笔 走 龙 蛇 bǐ zǒu lóng shé lit. the brush flows with the fluidity of a dragon or snake (idiom) / fig. (of brushwork, esp for calligraphy) lively / vigorous
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