niú
méng

technical
common

Meaning of 牛虻

牛虻 means a type of large, bloodsucking fly; horsefly. Pronounced niú méng.

  • a type of large, bloodsucking fly; horsefly

Definitions & Examples

Xià
tiān
zài
chǎng
 
niú
jīng
cháng
bèi
niú
méng
dīng
yǎo
 

In summer at the pasture, cattle and horses are often bitten by horseflies.

bèi
niú
méng
yǎo
le
kǒu
 
shǒu
zhǒng
le
lái
 

He was bitten by a horsefly, and his arm swelled up immediately.

Zài
xiāng
xià
 
niú
méng
shì
zhǒng
hěn
cháng
jiàn
de
hài
chóng
 

In the countryside, horseflies are a very common pest.

Zhè
piān
fěng
wén
zhāng
de
zuò
zhě
xiàng
shì
shè
huì
de
niú
méng
 

The author of this satirical article is like a gadfly to society.

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