máo
斑蝥
blister beetle
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
blister beetle (insect)
technicalRefers specifically to the blister beetle, an insect used in traditional Chinese medicine. It is a pest to crops like soybeans and cotton. The character is rarely used alone outside the compound '斑蝥'.
Bān斑
máo蝥
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
kě可
yǐ以
rù入
yào药
de的
yǒu有
dú毒
kūn昆
chóng虫
。
The blister beetle is a poisonous insect that can be used in medicine.
Nóng农
mín民
men们
zhèng正
zài在
fáng防
zhì治
bān斑
máo蝥
duì对
mián棉
huā花
de的
wēi危
hài害
。
Farmers are preventing the damage blister beetles cause to cotton.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
yào药
cái材
lǐ里
hán含
yǒu有
bān斑
máo蝥
sù素
。
This medicinal material contains cantharidin.