毒虫 毒蟲 dú chóng poisonous insect (or spider etc) / venomous snake / (slang) junkie 虺蜥 huǐ xī venomous snake / fig. vicious person 白蛇传 白蛇傳 bái shé zhuàn Tale of the White Snake / Madame White Snake 毒刺 dú cì venomous sting 毒牙 dú yá venomous fang 血口喷人 血口噴人 xuè kǒu pēn rén to spit blood (idiom) / venomous slander / malicious attacks syn 刻毒 kè dú spiteful / venomous syn 五步蛇 wǔ bù shé Deinagkistrodon acutus, a species of venomous pit viper, aka five-pace viper (i.e. can grow to five paces) syn 蛊 蠱 gǔ arch. legendary venomous insect / to poison / to bewitch / to drive to insanity / to harm by witchcraft / intestinal parasite 毒爪 dú zhuǎ forcipules (the venomous pair of pincer-like appendages of a centipede) 毒颚 毒顎 dú è forcipules (the venomous pair of pincer-like appendages of a centipede) 眼毒 yǎn dú venomous glance / hostile gaze / sharp-eyed 毒舌 dú shé venomous tongue / sharp-tongued / harsh 金刚 金剛 jīn gāng diamond / (used to translate Sanskrit "vajra", a thunderbolt or mythical weapon) / guardian deity (in Buddhist iconography) syn 怪兽 怪獸 guài shòu rare animal / mythical animal / monster 伏羲 fú xī Fuxi, legendary Chinese emperor, trad. 2852-2738 BC, mythical creator of fishing, trapping and writing 扶桑 fú sāng Fusang, mythical island of ancient literature, often interpreted as Japan syn 神话故事 神話故事 shén huà gù shi mythical story / myth 辟邪 bì xié to ward off evil spirits / mythical lion-like animal that wards off evil (also called 貔貅[pi2 xiu1]) 姜子牙 薑子牙 jiāng zǐ yá Jiang Ziya (c. 1100 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), partly mythical sage advisor to King Wen of Zhou 周文王[Zhou1 Wen2 wang2] and purported author of “Six Secret Strategic Teachings” 六韜|六韬[Liu4 tao1], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1] 貔貅 pí xiū mythical animal that brings luck and wards off evil, having head of a dragon and lion's body, often with hoofs, wings and tail / also written 辟邪 / fig. valiant soldier syn 神马 神馬 shén mǎ mythical horse / Internet slang for 什麼|什么[shen2 me5] 香巴拉 xiāng bā lā Shambhala, mythical place (Buddhism, Hinduism) 离 chī mythical beast (archaic) syn 精 jīng essence / extract / vitality / energy / semen / sperm / mythical goblin spirit / highly perfected / elite / the pick of sth / proficient (refined ability) / extremely (fine) / selected rice (archaic) syn 精卫填海 精衛填海 jīng wèi tián hǎi lit. mythical bird Jingwei tries to fill the ocean with stones (idiom) / futile ambition / task of Sisyphus / determination in the face of impossible odds syn 禹 yǔ Yu the Great (c. 21st century BC), mythical leader who tamed the floods / surname Yu 舜 shùn Shun (c. 23rd century BC), mythical sage and leader 鸾 鸞 luán mythical bird related to phoenix syn 羲 xī same as Fuxi 伏羲[Fu2xi1], a mythical emperor / surname Xi 夔 kuí one-legged mountain demon of Chinese mythology / Chinese mythical figure who invented music and dancing / Chinese rain god / surname Kui 狻 suān (mythical animal) 鲧 鯀 gǔn Gun, mythical father of Yu the Great 大禹[Da4 Yu3] 蜮 yù mythical creature / toad / worm 獍 jìng a mythical animal that eats its mother 鹣 鶼 jiān mythical bird with one eye and one wing / see also 鰈鶼|鲽鹣[die2 jian1] 貔 pí see 貔貅[pi2 xiu1], composite mythical animal (originally 貔 was the male) syn 貅 xiū see 貔貅[pi2 xiu1], composite mythical animal (originally 貅 was the female) 鷫 sù (ominous mythical bird) / teal 鯀 gǔn variant of 鮌|鲧 / Gun, mythical father of Yu the Great 大禹 大禹 dà yǔ Yu the Great (c. 21st century BC) mythical leader who tamed the floods 豸 zhì worm-like invertebrate / mythical animal (see 獬豸[xie4 zhi4]) / radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 153) 亃 lín mythical animal, said to have yellow body and white tail 伏羲氏 fú xī shì Fuxi or Fu Hsi, legendary Chinese emperor 2852-2738 BC, mythical creator of fishing, trapping, and writing 四灵 四靈 sì líng four divinities / four divine emperors / four mythical creatures symbolic of prosperity and longevity, namely the phoenix 鳳|凤[feng4], turtle 龜|龟[gui1], dragon 龍|龙[long2] and Chinese unicorn 麒麟[qi2 lin2] / also 四象[si4 xiang4], the four division of the sky 大鹏鸟 大鵬鳥 dà péng niǎo roc (mythical bird of prey) 情急了 qíng jí liǎo mythical talking bird / mynah bird 戾龙 戾龍 lì lóng mythical evil serpent / evil dragon in Western mythology, cf Revelations 14:12 猳 jiā mythical ape / variant of 豭[jia1] 猳国 猳國 jiā guó name of mythical ape 獬豸 xiè zhì Xiezhi, mythical Chinese unicorn 玄圃 xuán pǔ mythical fairyland on Kunlun Mountain 崑崙|昆仑[Kun1 lun2] 甪端 lù duān Luduan, mythical Chinese beast able to detect the truth 百度十大神兽 百度十大神獸 bǎi dù shí dà shén shòu The Baidu 10 Mythical Creatures (a set of hoax animals and puns linked to PRC internet censorship) 秦吉了 qín jí liǎo mythical talking bird / mynah bird 驺虞 騶虞 zōu yú zouyu (mythical animal) / official in charge of park animals / name of an archaic ceremonial tune 鹏鸟 鵬鳥 péng niǎo roc (mythical bird of prey) / great talent 鹣鹣 鶼鶼 jiān jiān lit. a pair of mythical birds who depend on each other / fig. an inseparable couple 龙门 龍門 lóng mén Longmen county in Huizhou 惠州[Hui4 zhou1], Guangdong / mythical Dragon gate where a carp can transform into a dragon 狴犴 bì àn (literary) mythical creature resembling a tiger whose image was painted on prison doors / (literary) prison 斯芬克司 sī fēn kè sī Sphinx (Egyptian mythical beast) 十大神兽 十大神獸 shí dà shén shòu the Baidu 10 mythical creatures (a set of hoax animals and puns linked to PRC Internet censorship) 嫏嬛 láng huán mythical place where the Celestial Emperor stores his books / (fig.) library 琅嬛 láng huán mythical fairy realm 叒 ruò old variant of 若[ruo4] / obedient / ancient mythical tree 猵狙 piàn jū mythical beast similar to an ape with dog's head 鹔鹴 鷫鸘 sù shuāng green, long-necked mythical bird 水猴子 shuǐ hóu zi mythical monster that preys on swimmers 犼 hǒu mythical man-eating creature resembling a dog 𬸚𬸦 鸑鷟 yuè zhuó (literary) mythical bird similar to a phoenix / (archaic) waterbird similar to a large duck 抽取 chōu qǔ to extract / to remove / to draw (a sales commission, venom from a snake etc) 蜿蜒 wān yán (of a snake) to wriggle along / (of a river etc) to zigzag / to meander / to wind syn 小青 xiǎo qīng name of a person, Xiaoqing, from Madam White Snake 咬伤 咬傷 yǎo shāng bite (e.g. snake bite, mosquito bite) 脱皮 脫皮 tuō pí (of paint etc) to peel off / to flake off / (of an insect or snake etc) to molt / (of skin) to peel off due to hard labor, blistering or sunburn etc / (fig.) to go through a grueling experience syn 许仙 許仙 xǔ xiān name of a person, Xu Xian, from Madam White Snake 蛇头 蛇頭 shé tóu head of a snake / human smuggler 打草惊蛇 打草驚蛇 dǎ cǎo jīng shé lit. beat the grass to scare the snake (idiom) / fig. to inadvertently alert an enemy / to punish sb as a warning to others 虎头蛇尾 虎頭蛇尾 hǔ tóu shé wěi lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom) / fig. a strong start but weak finish syn 画蛇添足 畫蛇添足 huà shé tiān zú lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom) / fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous / to overdo it syn 雷峰塔 léi fēng tǎ Leifeng Pagoda, by West Lake until it was destroyed (also from Madam White Snake) 竹叶青 竹葉青 zhú yè qīng Trimeresurus stejnegeri (poisonous snake) 水蛇 shuǐ shé water snake syn 蛇形 shé xíng S-shaped / serpentine / coiled like a snake 蛇皮 shé pí snake skin 蛇毒 shé dú snake venom 蛇胆 蛇膽 shé dǎn snake gall (used in TCM) 金山寺 jīn shān sì Jinshan Temple, where Fahai lives (from Madam White Snake) 引蛇出洞 yǐn shé chū dòng lit. to pull a snake from its hole / to expose a malefactor (idiom) syn 长虫 長蟲 cháng chong (coll.) snake syn 蛇岛 蛇島 shé dǎo Shedao or Snake island in Bohai sea 渤海 off Lüshun 旅順|旅顺 on the tip of the Liaoning peninsula, small rocky island famous for snakes 菜瓜 cài guā snake melon / loofah syn 芯子 xìn zi fuse / wick / forked tongue (of a snake) syn 杯弓蛇影 bēi gōng shé yǐng lit. to see a bow reflected in a cup as a snake (idiom) / fig. unnecessary suspicions / overly fearful syn 蛇 shé snake / serpent / CL:條|条[tiao2] syn 巳 sì 6th earthly branch: 9-11 a.m., 4th solar month (5th May-5th June), year of the Snake / ancient Chinese compass point: 150° 蝮 fù insect / poisonous snake (archaic) 一年被蛇咬十年怕井绳 一年被蛇咬十年怕井繩 yī nián bèi shé yǎo shí nián pà jǐng shéng bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom) / once bitten twice shy 佛口蛇心 fó kǒu shé xīn words of a Buddha, heart of a snake (idiom) / two-faced / malicious and duplicitous syn 