yáng

dialect
noun
technical

Meaning of

蛘 means rice weevil; grain-boring insect. Pronounced yáng.

  • rice weevil; grain-boring insect

Character Info

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Definitions & Examples

gāng
shēng
le
yáng
r
 
děi
gǎn
jǐn
shài
shai
 

There are rice weevils in the grain jar; we need to dry it out quickly.

Zhè
zhǒng
yáng
zi
zhuān
mén
chī
 
wēi
hài
hěn
 

This kind of grain weevil specifically eats rice and causes serious damage.

Běi
fāng
huà
xiàng
jiào
yáng
 

In northern dialects, the rice weevil is called 'yang'.

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