Meaning of 蝤蛴
蝤蛴 means larva of the longhorn beetle (Cerambycidae); white wood-boring grub. Pronounced qiú qí.
- larva of the longhorn beetle (Cerambycidae); white wood-boring grub
Definitions & Examples
《
Shī诗
jīng经
·
Wèi卫
fēng风
》
zhōng中
miáo描
xiě写
měi美
rén人
de的
bó脖
gěng颈
'
lǐng领
rú如
qiú蝤
qí蛴
'
。
The Book of Songs describes the beauty's neck as 'white as a longhorn beetle larva'.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
qiú蝤
qí蛴
zuān钻
zhù蛀
zài在
xiǔ朽
mù木
zhī之
zhōng中
，
duì对
lín林
mù木
yǒu有
hài害
。
This type of larva bores into rotten wood and is harmful to forest trees.
Gǔ古
dài代
wén文
rén人
cháng常
yòng用
'
qiú蝤
qí蛴
'
lái来
xíng形
róng容
nǚ女
zǐ子
jié洁
bái白
fēng丰
rùn润
de的
bó脖
gěng颈
。
Ancient literati often used 'qiúqí' to describe a woman's white and plump neck.
Relations
Synonyms
Measure Words
条/ tiáo
Primary
只/ zhī