méng

虻

Character · NounTraditional蝱

horsefly; gadfly

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

horsefly; gadfly (a biting fly)

neutral

泛指一类体型较大、能叮咬的昆虫。雌虻吸血,雄虻吸食植物汁液。特指牛虻。

Niú牛
qún群
bèi被
méng虻
dīng叮
dé得
zào躁
dòng动
bù不
ān安
 。

The cattle were agitated by the bites of the horseflies.

Xià夏
tiān天
zài在
hé河
biān边
yào要
xiǎo小
xīn心
bèi被
méng虻
yǎo咬
 。

Be careful not to get bitten by horseflies when you're by the river in summer.

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Zhè这
zhǒng种
méng虻
de的
yòu幼
chóng虫
shēng生
huó活
zài在
dào稻
tián田
lǐ里
 。

The larvae of this type of horsefly live in rice paddies.