𮔅
bǎn

literary

Meaning of 𮔅蝂

𮔅蝂 means a mythical insect that loves to carry heavy loads; metaphor for a greedy person. Pronounced fù bǎn.

  • a mythical insect that loves to carry heavy loads; metaphor for a greedy person

Definitions & Examples

Liǔ
Zōng
yuán
zài
 
𮔅
bǎn
zhuàn
 
zhōng
 
jiè
𮔅
bǎn
fěng
xiē
tān
yàn
de
guān
 

In his allegory 'The Biography of the Fuban Insect', Liu Zongyuan used the fuban to satirize those insatiably greedy officials.

jiù
xiàng
yán
de
𮔅
bǎn
 
tíng
de
wǎng
shēn
shang
jiā
 
zuì
zhōng
bèi
kuǎ
 

He is just like the fuban insect from the fable, constantly adding burdens to himself until he is finally crushed.

Measure Words

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