蚂蚁 螞蟻 mǎ yǐ ant syn 白蚁 白蟻 bái yǐ termite / white ant 产卵 產卵 chǎn luǎn to lay eggs syn 下蛋 xià dàn to lay eggs syn 虾子 蝦子 xiā zǐ shrimp roe / shrimp eggs syn 孵化器 fū huà qì incubator (for eggs or startup businesses) 鱼子 魚子 yú zǐ fish eggs / roe / caviar 穿山甲 chuān shān jiǎ pangolin (Manis pentadactylata) / scaly ant-eater syn 禽蛋 qín dàn bird eggs 炒蛋 chǎo dàn scrambled eggs 炒鸡蛋 炒雞蛋 chǎo jī dàn scrambled eggs 关东煮 關東煮 guān dōng zhǔ oden, Japanese dish made with boiled eggs, processed fish cakes, daikon radish, tofu etc in a kelp-based broth 杀鸡取卵 殺雞取卵 shā jī qǔ luǎn lit. to kill the chicken to get the eggs (idiom) / fig. to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs syn 蚕种 蠶種 cán zhǒng silkworm eggs 红火蚁 紅火蟻 hóng huǒ yǐ fire ant (Solenopsis invicta), an introduced species in China 枚 méi classifier for small objects: coins, badges, rings, carved seals, chess pieces, eggs, fingerprints etc (more formal than 個|个[ge4]) / classifier for bombs, missiles, satellites etc / (on product packaging) classifier for flat items (from Japanese 枚 "mai") / (old) stick used as a gag to prevent soldiers from talking while sneaking up on the enemy syn 蚁 蟻 yǐ ant syn 蚕卵 蠶卵 cán luǎn silkworm eggs 蚁后 蟻後 yǐ hòu queen ant 蚍蜉 pí fú a type of large ant syn 鸡飞蛋打 雞飛蛋打 jī fēi dàn dǎ the chicken has flown the coop and the eggs are broken / a dead loss (idiom) syn 螵蛸 piāo xiāo ootheca, i.e. eggs in their capsule, of a praying mantis (used in TCM) / cuttlebone (abbr. for 海螵蛸 [hai3 piao1 xiao1]) 危如累卵 wēi rú lěi luǎn precarious as pile of eggs (idiom) / ready to fall and break at any moment / in a dangerous state syn 螘 yǐ ant / variant of 蟻|蚁[yi3] 食蚁兽 食蟻獸 shí yǐ shòu ant-eater (several different species) 竭泽而渔 竭澤而漁 jié zé ér yú lit. to drain the pond to get at the fish (idiom) / fig. to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs syn 蟭 jiāo eggs of mantis 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) 事危累卵 shì wēi lěi luǎn lit. the matter has become a pile of eggs (idiom) / fig. at a critical juncture 蚂蚁包 螞蟻包 mǎ yǐ bāo ant bite (swollen, itchy bump) / anthill / ant mound / (metonym) ant nest 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] 兵蚁 兵蟻 bīng yǐ soldier ant / dinergate 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 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 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 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 冰蛋 bīng dàn frozen eggs 全熟 quán shú thoroughly cooked / (of steak) well done / (of eggs) hard-boiled 喜蛋 xǐ dàn red-painted eggs, traditional celebratory gift on third day after birth of new baby 摊鸡蛋 攤雞蛋 tān jī dàn scrambled eggs 木犀肉 mù xi ròu pork and scrambled eggs 滚彩蛋 滾彩蛋 gǔn cǎi dàn egg rolling (rolling of decorated, hard-boiled eggs down hillsides by children at Easter) 煮硬 zhǔ yìng to hard-boil (eggs) 蚕子 蠶子 cán zǐ silkworm eggs 蚕纸 蠶紙 cán zhǐ paper on which silkworm lays its eggs 钱树 錢樹 qián shù money tree / prostitute / hen that lays golden eggs 搅打 攪打 jiǎo dǎ to beat / to whisk / to whip (eggs, cream etc) 摊黄菜 攤黃菜 tān huáng cài (dialect) scrambled eggs 柴鸡 柴雞 chái jī a variety of free-range chicken, small with furless legs, laying smaller eggs 鸟不拉屎，鸡不生蛋 鳥不拉屎，雞不生蛋 niǎo bù lā shǐ , jī bù shēng dàn lit. (a place where) birds don't defecate and hens don't lay eggs (idiom) / fig. god-forsaken / remote and desolate 鸟不生蛋，狗不拉屎 鳥不生蛋，狗不拉屎 niǎo bù shēng dàn , gǒu bù lā shǐ lit. (a place where) birds don't lay eggs and dogs don't defecate (idiom) / fig. god-forsaken / remote and desolate 黑轮 黑輪 hēi lún oden, Japanese dish made with boiled eggs, processed fish cakes, daikon radish, tofu etc in a kelp-based broth 铁蛋 鐵蛋 tiě dàn iron egg, a Taiwanese snack made by stewing eggs in soy sauce and air-drying them each day for a week 半熟 bàn shú half-cooked / (of vegetables) parboiled / (of steak) medium / (of eggs) soft-boiled 嬎 fàn (dialect) (of birds) to lay eggs / (archaic) to reproduce / to bear offspring 嬎蛋 fàn dàn (dialect) (of birds) to lay eggs 捐卵 juān luǎn to donate eggs (from one's ovaries) 蛋炒饭 蛋炒飯 dàn chǎo fàn egg fried rice (made by stir-frying cold cooked rice with eggs and vegetables) 冻卵 凍卵 dòng luǎn to freeze a woman's eggs for later fertilization / to cryopreserve oocytes 