snail (dialect)
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
snail (land snail)
dialectA colloquial Beijing dialect term for snail, referring to the slow-moving gastropod with a coiled shell.
Yǔ雨
hòu后
yuàn院
zi子
lǐ里
pá爬
mǎn满
le了
shuǐ水
niú牛
r儿
。
The courtyard was crawling with snails after the rain.
Xiǎo小
hái孩
zi子
xǐ喜
huān欢
zhuō捉
shuǐ水
niú牛
r儿
wán玩
。
Children like to catch snails to play with.
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Xiǎo小
xīn心
bié别
cǎi踩
dào到
shuǐ水
niú牛
r儿
de的
ké壳
。
Be careful not to step on the snail's shell.