yíng

fly

musca; CL:隻|只[zhi1]

Words with 蝇

如蝇逐臭

rú yíng zhú chòu

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

家蝇

jiā yíng

house fly

捕蝇草

bǔ yíng cǎo

Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula)

果蝇

guǒ yíng

fruit fly

毒蝇伞

dú yíng sǎn

fly Amanita or fly agaric (Amanita muscaria)

没头苍蝇

méi tóu cāng ying

see 無頭蒼蠅|无头苍蝇[wu2 tou2 cang1 ying5]

无头苍蝇

wú tóu cāng ying

headless fly (a metaphor for sb who is rushing around frantically)

苍蝇

cāng ying

housefly

苍蝇不叮无缝蛋

cāng ying bù dīng wú fèng dàn

lit. flies do not attack an intact egg (idiom)

苍蝇座

cāng ying zuò

Musca (constellation)

苍蝇拍

cāng ying pāi

flyswatter

苍蝇老虎

cāng ying lǎo hǔ

(coll.) jumping spider (which pounces on houseflies, hence the Chinese name)

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