zhū

common
noun

Meaning of 喜蛛

喜蛛 means long-legged spider (common name for 蟏蛸); considered a sign of good luck. Pronounced xǐ zhū.

  • long-legged spider (common name for 蟏蛸); considered a sign of good luck

Definitions & Examples

Jīn
tiān
zǎo
shang
kàn
jiàn
zhī
zhū
cóng
fáng
liáng
shang
chuí
xià
lái
 

This morning I saw a long-legged spider hanging down from the roof beam.

Mín
jiān
chuán
shuō
zhū
bào
 
kàn
dào
huì
yǒu
hǎo
shì
shēng
 

Folklore says the happy spider brings good news; seeing it means good things will happen.

Zhè
zhǒng
zhī
zhū
de
xué
míng
shì
xiāo
shāo
 
dàn
rén
men
gèng
huan
jiào
zhū
 

The scientific name for this spider is xiāo shāo, but people prefer to call it xǐ zhū.

Measure Words

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