毒虫 毒蟲 dú chóng poisonous insect (or spider etc) / venomous snake / (slang) junkie 竹叶青 竹葉青 zhú yè qīng Trimeresurus stejnegeri (poisonous snake) 镻 dié name of poisonous snake in ancient text 竹叶青蛇 竹葉青蛇 zhú yè qīng shé Trimeresurus stejnegeri (poisonous snake) 白蛇传 白蛇傳 bái shé zhuàn Tale of the White Snake / Madame White Snake 行头 行頭 háng tóu team leader (archaic) / shopkeeper (archaic) syn 乘 shèng (archaic) four horse military chariot / (archaic) four / generic term for history books syn 彝 彞 yí (archaic) wine vessel / (archaic) sacrificial vessel / (literary) rule / convention 僬僬 jiāo jiāo (archaic) clear-minded / (archaic) bustling 樏 léi (archaic) simple sedan chair for traveling in the mountains / (archaic) platter with compartments for food (also pr. [lei3]) 有毒 yǒu dú poisonous 无毒 無毒 wú dú harmless / innocuous / lit. not poisonous 防毒 fáng dú to protect against poisonous substances, narcotics or computer viruses 剧毒 劇毒 jù dú highly toxic / extremely poisonous 毒物 dú wù poisonous substance / poison syn 毒液 dú yè venom / poisonous fluid 光气 光氣 guāng qì phosgene COCl2, aka carbonyl chloride, a poisonous gas 毒 dú poison / to poison / poisonous / malicious / cruel / fierce / narcotics syn 鸩 鴆 zhèn legendary bird whose feathers can be used as poison / poisonous / to poison sb syn 酖 zhèn poisonous / to poison 屠毒笔墨 屠毒筆墨 tú dú bǐ mò poisonous writing / disparaging writing / calumny 中毒性 zhòng dú xìng poisonous / toxic 口吐毒焰 kǒu tǔ dú yàn lit. a mouth spitting with poisonous flames / to speak angrily to sb (idiom) 毒瓦斯 dú wǎ sī poisonous gas / stinking fart syn 毒蕈 dú xùn poisonous mushroom / toadstool 碳酰氯 tàn xiān lǜ carbonyl chloride COCl2 / phosgene, a poisonous gas 莽草 mǎng cǎo Chinese anise (Ilicium anisatum, a shrub with poisonous leaves) 鸩羽 鴆羽 zhèn yǔ the poisonous feathers of the legendary bird Zhen 鴆|鸩 雚菌 huán jūn a type of poisonous fungus that grows on reeds, used in Chinese medicine to help cure patients suffering from ascaris (parasitic worms) 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) 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° 虺 huǐ mythical venomous snake 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 强龙不压地头蛇 強龍不壓地頭蛇 qiáng lóng bù yā dì tóu shé lit. strong dragon cannot repress a snake (idiom) / fig. a local gangster who is above the law 虵 shé variant of 蛇, snake 养虎伤身 養虎傷身 yǎng hǔ shāng shēn Rear a tiger and court disaster. (idiom) / fig. if you're too lenient with sb, he will damage you later / to cherish a snake in one's bosom 养虎遗患 養虎遺患 yǎng hǔ yí huàn Rear a tiger and court disaster. (idiom) / fig. if you're too lenient with sb, he will damage you later / to cherish a snake in one's bosom syn 龙头蛇尾 龍頭蛇尾 lóng tóu shé wěi lit. dragon's head, snake's tail (idiom) / fig. a strong start but weak finish 人心不足蛇吞象 rén xīn bù zú shé tūn xiàng a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom) 白素贞 白素貞 bái sù zhēn (name of a person) Bai Suzhen, from Madame White Snake 法海 fǎ hǎi Fahai, name of the evil Buddhist monk in Tale of the White Snake 白蛇傳|白蛇传[Bai2 she2 Zhuan4] 蚹 fù scales on the belly of a snake, aiding locomotion / snail / to crawl 蛇鲭 蛇鯖 shé qīng snake 小龙 小龍 xiǎo lóng snake (as one of the 12 Chinese zodiac animals 生肖[sheng1 xiao4]) 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井繩 yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo , shí nián pà jǐng shéng lit. once bitten by a snake, one is scared all one's life at the mere sight of a rope (saying) / fig. once bitten, twice shy 三索锦蛇 三索錦蛇 sān suǒ jǐn shé copperhead race (Elaphe radiata), kind of snake 人头蛇身 人頭蛇身 rén tóu shé shēn human head, snake's body / cf Nüwa 女媧氏|女娲氏[Nu:3 wa1 shi4] and Fuxi 伏羲氏[Fu2 Xi1 shi4] in some versions of mythology 吕布戟 呂布戟 lǚ bù jǐ snake halberd 巳蛇 sì shé Year 6, year of the Snake (e.g. 2001) 打蛇不死 dǎ shé bù sǐ beat the snake to death or it will cause endless calamity (idiom) / nip the problem in the bud 打蛇不死，后患无穷 打蛇不死，後患無窮 dǎ shé bù sǐ , hòu huàn wú qióng (idiom) if you beat the snake without killing it, endless evils will ensue 摩喉罗伽 摩睺羅伽 mó hóu luó jiā Mahoraga, snake's headed Indian deity / a protector deity of Buddhist law 翠青蛇 cuì qīng shé Entechinus major (kind of snake) 虺蜥 huǐ xī venomous snake / fig. vicious person 蛇岛蝮 蛇島蝮 shé dǎo fù Snake island viper (Gloydius shedaoensis), feeding on migrating birds 蛇年 shé nián Year of the Snake (e.g. 2001) 蛇足 shé zú lit. legs on a snake / sth superfluous syn 颊窝 頰窩 jiá wō dimple / heat-sensing facial pit of a snake 黑眉蝮蛇 hēi méi fù shé Snake island viper (Gloydius shedaoensis), feeding on migrating birds 短趾雕 短趾鵰 duǎn zhǐ diāo (bird species of China) short-toed snake eagle (Circaetus gallicus) 蛇鲭鱼 shé qīng yú snake mackerel 游蛇 yóu shé water snake / colubrid / racer 摩睺罗伽 摩睺羅伽 mó hóu luó jiā Mahoraga, snake's headed Indian deity / a protector deity of Buddhist law 越瓜 yuè guā snake melon syn 丈八蛇矛 zhàng bā shé máo ancient spear-like weapon 18 Chinese feet 尺[chi3] in length, with a wavy spearhead like a snake's body 蛇矛 shé máo ancient spear-like weapon with a wavy spearhead like a snake's body 虎尾兰 虎尾蘭 hǔ wěi lán snake plant aka mother-in-law's tongue (Dracaena trifasciata) 笔走龙蛇 筆走龍蛇 bǐ zǒu lóng shé lit. the brush flows with the fluidity of a dragon or snake (idiom) / fig. (of brushwork, esp for calligraphy) lively / vigorous 蛇信 shé xìn snake's tongue 转身 轉身 zhuǎn shēn (of a person) to turn round / to face about / (of a widow) to remarry (archaic) syn 情色 qíng sè erotic (of art etc) / facial expression (archaic) 我等 wǒ děng we / us (archaic) 天机 天機 tiān jī mystery known only to heaven (archaic) / inscrutable twist of fate / fig. top secret syn 恶人 惡人 è rén evil person / vile creature / villain / (archaic) ugly person syn 你等 nǐ děng (archaic) you all 