蚁

兵蚁

bīng yǐ

soldier ant

千里之堤，毁于蚁穴

qiān lǐ zhī dī , huǐ yú yǐ xué

see 千里之堤，潰於蟻穴|千里之堤，溃于蚁穴[qian1 li3 zhi1 di1 , kui4 yu2 yi3 xue2]

千里之堤，溃于蚁穴

qiān lǐ zhī dī , kuì yú yǐ xué

lit. an ant hole may cause the collapse of a great dike (idiom)

如蚁附膻

rú yǐ fù shān

like ants pursuing a stink (idiom); the mob chases the rich and powerful

工蚁

gōng yǐ

worker ant

热锅上的蚂蚁

rè guō shang de mǎ yǐ

(like) a cat on a hot tin roof

蚕蚁

cán yǐ

newly hatched silkworm

白蚁

bái yǐ

termite

红火蚁

hóng huǒ yǐ

fire ant (Solenopsis invicta), an introduced species in China

食蚁兽

shí yǐ shòu

ant-eater (several different species)

蚂蚁

mǎ yǐ

ant

蚂蚁上树

mǎ yǐ shàng shù

"ants climbing a tree", a Sichuan dish made with cellophane noodles 粉絲|粉丝[fen3 si1] and ground meat (so called because the particles of meat clinging to the noodles look like ants on the twigs of a tree)