bàng
蚌
freshwater mussel; clam shell
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
freshwater mussel/clam
Commonly refers to the freshwater bivalve mollusk with a dark green, ring-patterned shell that has a nacreous inner layer.
Hé河
bàng蚌
de的
ròu肉
kě可
yǐ以
shí食
yòng用
，
yě也
kě可
yǐ以
yòng用
lái来
zhì制
zuò作
sì饲
liào料
。
The meat of freshwater mussels can be eaten and also used to make feed.
Zhēn珍
zhū珠
shì是
yóu由
bàng蚌
tǐ体
nèi内
de的
yì异
wù物
cì刺
jī激
xíng形
chéng成
de的
。
Pearls form when a foreign substance irritates the inside of a mussel.
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Yé爷
ye爷
zài在
hé河
biān边
mō摸
le了
jǐ几
gè个
xiǎo小
bàng蚌
huí回
jiā家
。
Grandpa picked up a few small freshwater mussels by the river and took them home.
Bàng蚌
ké壳
kě可
yǐ以
bèi被
jiā加
gōng工
chéng成
gōng工
yì艺
pǐn品
。
Mussel shells can be processed into handicrafts.
Yù鹬
bàng蚌
xiāng相
zhēng争
，
yú渔
wēng翁
dé得
lì利
shì是
yí一
gè个
zhù著
míng名
de的
chéng成
yǔ语
。
The snipe and the mussel fight, the fisherman wins is a well-known Chinese idiom.