壳

金属外壳

jīn shǔ wài ké

metal cover

金蝉脱壳

jīn chán tuō qiào

lit. the cicada sheds its carapace (idiom); fig. to vanish leaving an empty shell

闭壳肌

bì ké jī

adductor muscle (of a bivalve mollusk)

双壳类

shuāng ké lèi

(zoology) bivalve

鸡蛋壳儿

jī dàn ké r

eggshell

驳壳枪

bó ké qiāng

Mauser pistol

鬼摸脑壳

guǐ mō nǎo ké

(idiom) muddled; momentarily confused

龟壳

guī ké

tortoise shell

龟壳花

guī ké huā

Formosan pit viper (Protobothrops mucrosquamatus)

介壳

jiè qiào

(zoology) shell

借壳

jiè ké

(finance) to acquire a company as a shell

卡壳

qiǎ ké

(of a bullet or shell) to jam