"(metonym) ant nest" Chinese-English Dictionary

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
蚂蚁包螞蟻包	mǎ yǐ bāo	ant bite (swollen, itchy bump) / anthill / ant mound / (metonym) ant nest

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
花呗花唄	huā bei	Ant Check Later, consumer credit service offered by Ant Financial Services 螞蟻金服\|蚂蚁金服[Ma3 yi3 Jin1 fu2]
蚂蚁窝螞蟻窩	mǎ yǐ wō	ant nest
蚁巢蟻巢	yǐ cháo	ant nest
蚁穴蟻穴	yǐ xué	ant nest
蚁窝蟻窩	yǐ wō	ant nest
筑巢築巢	zhù cháo	to nest / to build a nest
笔杆筆桿	bǐ gǎn	the shaft of a pen or writing brush / (metonym) pen (as in 耍筆桿\|耍笔杆[shua3 bi3gan3] and 搖筆桿\|摇笔杆[yao2 bi3gan3])	syn
腰	yāo	the waist and lower back / (bound form) kidney of an animal (as food) / the waist of trousers or a skirt / (metonym) money pouch / pocket / (bound form) the middle section of an upright object (mountain, bottle etc)	syn
粟	sù	millet / (metonym) grain	syn
蟾	chán	toad ("chán" represents the sound of its croaking) / (mythology) the three-legged toad said to exist in the moon / (metonym) the moon
砮	nǔ	flint / (metonym) arrowhead
尺牍尺牘	chǐ dú	(literary) a one-foot-long strip of wood or bamboo, used for writing in ancient times / (as a metonym) letter / written message	syn
尺素	chǐ sù	(literary) a one-foot-long piece of white silk, used for writing in ancient times / (as a metonym) letter / written message
蚂蚁螞蟻	mǎ yǐ	ant	syn
白蚁白蟻	bái yǐ	termite / white ant
穿山甲	chuān shān jiǎ	pangolin (Manis pentadactylata) / scaly ant-eater	syn
红火蚁紅火蟻	hóng huǒ yǐ	fire ant (Solenopsis invicta), an introduced species in China
蚍蜉	pí fú	a type of large ant	syn
蚁蟻	yǐ	ant	syn
螘	yǐ	ant / variant of 蟻\|蚁[yi3]
蚁斗蜗争蟻鬥蝸爭	yǐ dòu wō zhēng	lit. the ant fights, the snail contends (idiom) / fig. petty squabbling
撼树蚍蜉撼樹蚍蜉	hàn shù pí fú	lit. an ant trying to shake a tree / to overrate oneself (idiom)
兵蚁兵蟻	bīng yǐ	soldier ant / dinergate
蚳	chí	ant eggs
千里之堤，溃于蚁穴千里之堤，潰於蟻穴	qiān lǐ zhī dī , kuì yú yǐ xué	lit. an ant hole may cause the collapse of a great dike (idiom) / fig. huge damage may result from a moment's negligence
石鲮鱼石鯪魚	shí líng yú	pangolin (Manis pentadactylata) / scaly ant-eater
食蚁兽食蟻獸	shí yǐ shòu	ant-eater (several different species)
鲮鲤鯪鯉	líng lǐ	pangolin (Manis pentadactylata) / scaly ant-eater	syn
鲮鲤甲鯪鯉甲	líng lǐ jiǎ	pangolin (Manis pentadactylata) / scaly ant-eater
蚁后蟻後	yǐ hòu	queen ant
蚂蚁式贩运螞蟻式販運		ant-traffic
蚍蜉撼树蚍蜉撼樹	pí fú hàn shù	lit. an ant trying to shake a tree / to overrate oneself (idiom)	syn
蚍蜉撼大树蚍蜉撼大樹	pí fú hàn dà shù	lit. an ant trying to shake a big tree (idiom) / fig. to overrate one's own strength / also written 蚍蜉撼樹\|蚍蜉撼树[pi2 fu2 han4 shu4]	syn
蚁族蟻族	yǐ zú	"ant tribe", college graduates who endure cramped living conditions while trying to develop a career
蚂蚁金服螞蟻金服	mǎ yǐ jīn fú	Ant Financial Services Group, an affiliate company of Alibaba 阿里巴巴[A1 li3 ba1 ba1]
工蚁工蟻	gōng yǐ	worker ant
蚍蜉撼树蚍蜉撼樹	pí fú - hàn shù	lit. an ant trying to shake a tree (idiom) / fig. to overrate oneself / to overestimate one's capabilities	syn
巢穴	cháo xué	lair / nest / den / hideout	syn
燕窝燕窩	yàn wō	edible bird's nest
鸟巢鳥巢	niǎo cháo	bird's nest / nickname for Beijing 2008 Olympic stadium	syn
魔窟	mó kū	lit. nest of devils / place occupied by sinister forces
老本	lǎo běn	capital / assets / savings / nest egg / (fig.) reputation / laurels (to rest upon) / old edition of a book / (tree) trunk	syn
鸟窝鳥窩	niǎo wō	bird's nest	syn
空巢	kōng cháo	empty nest / a home where the kids have grown up and moved out
倾巢傾巢	qīng cháo	lit. the whole nest came out (to fight us) / a turnout in full force (of a gang of villains)
渊薮淵藪	yuān sǒu	(lit.) gathering place of fish or other creatures / (fig.) haunt / lair / nest / den / hotbed
营私營私	yíng sī	to gain from corrupt dealing / to engage in graft / to feather one's nest	syn
窝巢窩巢	wō cháo	nest	syn
窝窩	wō	nest / pit or hollow on the human body / lair / den / place / to harbor or shelter / to hold in check / to bend / classifier for litters and broods	syn
巢	cháo	nest	syn
窠	kē	nest	syn
倾巢而出傾巢而出	qīng cháo ér chū	the whole nest came out (idiom) / to turn out in full strength
生财有道生財有道	shēng cái yǒu dào	lit. there are principles behind making money (idiom) / fig. to have a knack for good business / knowing how to accumulate wealth / good at feathering one's own nest	syn
良禽择木良禽擇木	liáng qín zé mù	a fine bird chooses a tree to nest in (proverb) / fig. a talented person chooses a patron of integrity
覆巢无完卵覆巢無完卵	fù cháo wú wán luǎn	lit. when the nest overturns no egg remains intact / no member escapes unscathed from a family disaster (idiom)
捅马蜂窝捅馬蜂窩	tǒng mǎ fēng wō	(fig.) to stir up a hornet's nest
沱茶	tuó chá	a cake of tea, commonly Pu'er tea 普洱茶[Pu3 er3 cha2], compacted into a bowl or nest shape / dome shaped tea-brick / caked tea
营巢營巢	yíng cháo	to nest
良禽择木而栖良禽擇木而棲	liáng qín zé mù ér qī	a fine bird chooses a tree to nest in (proverb) / fig. a talented person chooses a patron of integrity
香巢	xiāng cháo	a love nest / a place of secret cohabitation (also derogatory)
覆巢之下无完卵覆巢之下無完卵	fù cháo zhī xià wú wán luǎn	lit. when the nest is upset no egg is left intact (idiom) / fig. when one falls in disgrace the whole family is doomed
金丝燕金絲燕	jīn sī yàn	Aerodramus, genus of birds that use echolocation, a subset of the Collocaliini tribe (swiflets), two of whose species – Aerodramus fuciphagus and Aerodramus maximus – build nests harvested to make bird's nest soup
燕子衔泥垒大窝燕子銜泥壘大窩	yàn zi xián ní lěi dà wō	the swallow's nest is built one beakful of mud at a time (idiom) / many a little makes a mickle
鹊巢鸠占鵲巢鳩占	què cháo jiū zhàn	the magpie made a nest, the turtledove dwells in it (idiom) / to reap where one has not sown	syn
山苏山蘇	shān sū	bird's nest fern (Asplenium nidus)
爱巢愛巢	ài cháo	love nest
螟蛉	míng líng	green rice caterpillar or similar insect larva / adopted son (Etymology: Wasps of a particular species take caterpillars to their nest as food for their offspring, but it was mistakenly believed that the wasps were raising the caterpillars as their own young.)	syn

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"(metonym) ant nest" Chinese-English Dictionary

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