厚朴 hòu pò magnolia bark (bark of Magnolia officinalis) syn 狗吠 gǒu fèi bark / CL:聲|声[sheng1] / to bark 棘胫小蠹 jí jìng xiǎo dù bark beetle 叫唤 叫喚 jiào huan to cry out / to bark out a sound syn 树皮 樹皮 shù pí tree bark 狂吠 kuáng fèi to bark furiously / to howl syn 桂皮 guì pí Chinese cinnamon (Cinnamonum cassia) / cassia bark syn 吠叫 fèi jiào to bark / to yelp 丹皮 dān pí the root bark of the peony tree 白蜡树 白蠟樹 bái là shù Chinese ash (Fraxinus chinensis), whose bark, flowers and leaves are used in TCM 汪 wāng expanse of water / ooze / (onom.) bark / classifier for liquids: pool, puddle syn 哮 xiāo pant / roar / bark (of animals) 哮 xiào pant / roar / bark (of animals) / Taiwan pr. [xiao1] 吠 fèi to bark syn 蜀犬吠日 shǔ quǎn fèi rì lit. Sichuan dogs bark at the sun (idiom) / fig. a simpleton will marvel at even the most common things / alludes to the Sichuan foggy weather where it's uncommon to see a sunny day syn 萚 蘀 tuò fallen leaves and bark 蘀 tuò fallen leaves and bark 巴豆壳 巴豆殼 bā dòu ké bark of Croton tiglium used as purgative 斫白 zhuó bái to strip bark 柘黄 柘黃 zhè huáng yellow dye made from the bark of the 柘[zhe4] tree 欀 xiāng inner lining of wooden utensils / component beam used in building construction / species of oak tree with medicinal bark (old) 金鸡纳树 金雞納樹 jīn jī nà shù Cinchona ledgeriana, tree whose bark contains quinine 雷大雨小 léi dà yǔ xiǎo lit. much thunder but little rain / fig. a lot of talk but little action / his bark is worse than his bite 青檀 qīng tán blue sandalwood (Pteroceltis tatarinowii Maxim), the bark of which is used to manufacture 宣紙|宣纸 syn 青檀树 青檀樹 qīng tán shù blue sandalwood (Pteroceltis tatarinowii Maxim), the bark of which is used to manufacture 宣紙|宣纸 牡丹皮 mǔ dan pí root bark of the peony tree (used in TCM) 黄檗 黃檗 huáng bò Amur cork tree (Phellodendron amurense) / cork-tree bark (Chinese medicine) 凹朴皮 āo pò pí bark of tulip tree (TCM) / Cortex Liriodendri 棤 cuò rough tree bark 竹青 zhú qīng bamboo bark / bamboo green (color) 甲壳虫 甲殼蟲 jiǎ qiào chóng beetle 甲虫 甲蟲 jiǎ chóng beetle 金龟 金龜 jīn guī tortoise / scarab beetle syn 天牛 tiān niú Longhorn beetle 土鳖 土鱉 tǔ biē ground beetle / (coll.) professional or entrepreneur who, unlike a 海歸|海归[hai3 gui1], has never studied overseas / (dialect) country bumpkin 鞘翅 qiào chì elytrum (hardened forewing of Coleoptera beetle, encasing the flight wing) syn 槌 chuí mallet / pestle / beetle (for wedging or ramming) syn 蚨 fú (water-beetle) / money 蜣 qiāng dung beetle 蛣 jié beetle 蟅 zhè locust / Chinese ground beetle (Eupolyphaga sinensis) 标本虫 標本蟲 biāo běn chóng spider beetle 步行虫 步行蟲 bù xíng chóng ground beetle 扁锹形虫 扁鍬形蟲 biǎn qiāo xíng chóng giant stag beetle (Dorcus titanus) 条斑窃蠹 條斑竊蠹 tiáo bān qiè dù furniture beetle 甲虫车 甲蟲車 jiǎ chóng chē Volkswagen Beetle 窃蠹甲 竊蠹甲 qiè dù jiǎ drugstore beetle / CL:隻|只[zhi1] 粪金龟 糞金龜 fèn jīn guī dung beetle 粪金龟子 糞金龜子 fèn jīn guī zǐ dung beetle 茄二十八星瓢虫 茄二十八星瓢蟲 qié èr shí bā xīng piáo chóng 28-spotted ladybird / hadda beetle / Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata 蛴螬 蠐螬 qí cáo scarab beetle larva / grub / CL:條|条[tiao2] syn 跟屁虫 跟屁蟲 gēn pì chóng lit. bum beetle / sb who tags along / shadow / sycophant 锹形虫 鍬形蟲 qiāo xíng chóng stag beetle (generic term for the beetles in the family of lucanidae) 象鼻虫 象鼻蟲 xiàng bí chóng weevil / snout beetle 隐翅虫 隱翅蟲 yǐn chì chóng rove beetle 蜣螂 qiāng láng dung beetle 屎蚵螂 shǐ kē láng dung beetle 䗪 zhè Chinese ground beetle (Eupolyphaga sinensis) 地鳖 地鱉 dì biē Chinese ground beetle (Eupolyphaga sinensis), used in TCM 金龟车 金龜車 jīn guī chē (Tw) Volkswagen Beetle 象甲 xiàng jiǎ weevil / snout beetle 象虫 象蟲 xiàng chóng weevil / snout beetle 蝤蛴 蝤蠐 qiú qí (literary) longhorn beetle larva 鸡母虫 雞母蟲 jī mǔ chóng beetle larva 环节 環節 huán jié (zoology) segment (of the body of a worm, centipede etc) / (fig.) a part of an integrated whole: aspect (of a project), element (of a policy), sector (of the economy), stage (of a process) etc syn 蝙蝠 biān fú (zoology) bat syn 海绵 海綿 hǎi mián (zoology) sea sponge / (esp.) dried sea sponge / sponge (made from polyester or cellulose etc) / foam rubber 蚯蚓 qiū yǐn (zoology) earthworm syn 母体 母體 mǔ tǐ (zoology, medicine) mother's body / (chemistry etc) parent / matrix / (statistics) population / parent population 发情 發情 fā qíng (zoology) (of a female) to be in heat / (of a male) to be in rut 海豹 hǎi bào (zoology) seal 鼹鼠 鼴鼠 yǎn shǔ mole (zoology) syn 螨虫 蟎蟲 mǎn chóng mite (zoology) 动物学 動物學 dòng wù xué zoological / zoology 换牙 換牙 huàn yá to grow replacement teeth (zoology) / to grow permanent teeth in place of milk teeth 幼崽 yòu zǎi (zoology) the young / immature offspring 介壳 介殼 jiè qiào (zoology) shell syn 蛞蝓 kuò yú (zoology) slug 须子 鬚子 xū zi feelers (zoology) / tassel (botany) syn 鼬 yòu (zoology) weasel 蜱 pí tick (zoology) syn 鲹 鰺 shēn carangid (zoology) 狨 róng marmoset (zoology) 泄殖腔 洩殖腔 xiè zhí qiāng (zoology) cloaca / cloacal cavity 叶口蝠科 葉口蝠科 yè kǒu fú kē (zoology) New World leaf-nosed bats (Phyllostomidae) 伶鼬 líng yòu weasel / Mustela nivalis (zoology) 倍足纲 倍足綱 bèi zú gāng Diplopoda (zoology) 偶蹄 ǒu tí artiodactyl (zoology) 山羌 shān qiāng (zoology) Reeves's muntjac (Muntiacus reevesi) / Chinese muntjac 布氏非鲫 布氏非鯽 bù shì fēi jì zebra tilapia / Tilapia buttikoferi (zoology) 树獭 樹獺 shù tǎ (zoology) sloth (rare – the standard term is 樹懶|树懒[shu4lan3]) 獴科 měng kē Herpestidae (zoology) 精巢 jīng cháo (zoology) spermary / (in higher animals) testicle syn 臀疣 tún yóu monkey's seat pads (zoology) syn 自然史 zì rán shǐ natural history (i.e. botany and zoology) 钱串子 錢串子 qián chuàn zi string of copper coins (in ancient China) / (fig.) an overly money-oriented person / (zoology) centipede syn 双壳类 雙殼類 shuāng ké lèi (zoology) bivalve 杂食 雜食 zá shí omnivorous (zoology) / snacks / a varied diet 青鼬 qīng yòu weasel / Martes flavigula (zoology) 