flea
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesnoun
flea
informalA colloquial, regional term for flea, often heard in certain northern Chinese dialects.
Gǒu狗
shēn身
shang上
hǎo好
xiàng像
yǒu有
gè个
zao蚤
，
děi得
gěi给
tā它
xǐ洗
xǐ洗
zǎo澡
le了
。
The dog seems to have fleas; we need to give it a bath.
Lǎo老
fáng房
zi子
bù不
gān干
jìng净
，
róng容
yì易
shēng生
gè个
zao蚤
。
Old houses that aren't clean are prone to fleas.