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Word · NounTraditional精蟲

sperm; colloquial term for sperm

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Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

noun

sperm; human sperm (colloquial term)

informal

Informal and somewhat slang term for sperm, derived from its microscopic, worm-like appearance.

Zài在
xiǎn显
wēi微
jìng镜
xià下
 ,
jīng精
chóng虫
kàn看
qǐ起
lái来
xiàng像
xiǎo小
kē蝌
dǒu蚪
 。

Under a microscope, sperm look like tiny tadpoles.

Zhè这
ge个
cí词
zài在
kǒu口
yǔ语
huò或
fēi非
zhèng正
shì式
kē科
pǔ普
zhōng中
yǒu有
shí时
huì会
yòng用
dào到
 。

This term is sometimes used in spoken language or informal science communication.