toad; frog; general term for frogs and toads
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toad; frog (general term for frogs and toads)
informalThis is the general vernacular term for frogs and toads, often used interchangeably. More specific terms are 青蛙 (qīng wā, frog) and 蟾蜍 (chán chú, toad).
Chí池
táng塘
biān边
pā趴
zhe着
yī一
zhī只
dà大
gé蛤
ma蟆
。
A big toad was lying by the pond.
Xiǎo小
shí时
hou候
wǒ我
men们
jīng经
cháng常
qù去
tián田
lǐ里
zhuā抓
gé蛤
ma蟆
。
When we were kids, we often went to the fields to catch frogs.
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Jǐng井
dǐ底
zhī之
wā蛙
shì是
fěng讽
cì刺
yǎn眼
guāng光
duǎn短
qiǎn浅
de的
chéng成
yǔ语
。
The idiom 'a frog at the bottom of a well' satirizes a narrow-minded perspective.