huǐ

虺

Character · Noun

a venomous snake (classical)

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Meanings

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1.

noun

a venomous snake mentioned in ancient texts

archaic

This is an alternate pronunciation for the same archaic term. The distinction between huī and huǐ is often based on classical texts or dialects; the meaning is identical.

Gǔ古
jí籍
zhōng中
 ，
cǐ此
shé蛇
míng名
huò或
dú读
zuò作
‘‘
huǐh
 u
 ǐ
 ’
 。

In ancient texts, the name of this snake is sometimes pronounced ‘huǐ’.

‘‘
wéi为
huǐ虺
fú弗
cuī摧
 ，
wéi为
shé蛇
ruò若
hé何
 ？
 ’
zhè
lǐ这
de里
‘的
huǐ‘
dú虺
 ’
huǐ读
 
 h
 u
 ǐ
 。

‘If you don’t crush the little snake (huǐ), what will you do when it becomes a big serpent?’ Here, ‘虺’ is pronounced huǐ.