xiāo
蛸
mantis egg case; ootheca
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
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mantis ootheca (egg case); used in 螵蛸
technicalBound morpheme used in the compound 螵蛸, referring to the protective egg case (ootheca) produced by praying mantises. Commonly used in traditional Chinese medicine where it is known as 桑螵蛸 (sāng piāo xiāo).
Sāng桑
piāo螵
xiāo蛸
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
cháng常
yòng用
de的
zhōng中
yào药
cái材
，
yòng用
yú于
gù固
jīng精
suō缩
niào尿
。
Mantis egg case is a commonly used Chinese medicinal material for consolidating essence and reducing urination.
Táng螳
láng螂
zài在
shù树
zhī枝
shàng上
chǎn产
xià下
jiān坚
yìng硬
de的
piāo螵
xiāo蛸
。
The praying mantis deposited its hard egg case on the tree branch.
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Piāo螵
xiāo蛸
kě可
yǐ以
bǎo保
hù护
táng螳
láng螂
luǎn卵
guò过
dōng冬
。
The ootheca protects the mantis eggs through the winter.