ground beetle (insect); pill bug (traditional medicine)
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ground beetle; pill bug; insect used in traditional Chinese medicine
technicalThis term is a technical or regional name. The common names are '土鳖' (tǔ biē) or '䗪虫' (zhè chóng). Used specifically in entomology and traditional medicine.
Yuàn院
zi子
lǐ里
fā发
xiàn现
le了
dì螲
，
biē它
tā正
zhèng在
zài墙
qiáng角
jiǎo土
tǔ里
lǐ爬
。
A ground beetle was found in the yard, crawling in the soil by the wall.
Zhè这
wèi味
zhōng中
yào药
hán含
yǒu有
dì螲
。
This traditional Chinese medicine contains ground beetle.
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Dì螲
，
biē通
tōng称
chēng土
tǔ鳖
，
biē也
yě叫
jiào䗪
zhè虫
。
The insect '螲' is commonly called 'tǔ biē' or also known as 'zhè chóng'.