cricket (insect)
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
cricket (a jumping insect with long antennae; males chirp by rubbing wings together)
Also known as 促织 in literary contexts; commonly called 蛐蛐儿 in northern Chinese dialects. Traditionally kept for cricket fighting.
Xià夏
yè夜
lǐ里
，
xī蟋
shuài蟀
zài在
cǎo草
cóng丛
zhōng中
míng鸣
jiào叫
。
On summer nights, crickets chirp in the grass.
Xiǎo小
shí时
hou候
wǒ我
xǐ喜
huan欢
hé和
huǒ伙
bàn伴
men们
yì一
qǐ起
zhuō捉
xī蟋
shuài蟀
。
When I was young, I loved catching crickets with my friends.
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Zhè这
liǎng两
zhī只
xī蟋
shuài蟀
dòu斗
de得
hěn很
jī激
liè烈
。
These two crickets are fighting fiercely.
Xī蟋
shuài蟀
yě也
jiào叫
qū蛐
qur蛐
shì儿
，
Zhōng是
guó中
chuán国
tǒng传
wén统
huà文
zhōng化
de中
yì的
zhǒng一
cháng种
jiàn常
kūn见
chóng昆
虫
。
Crickets, also called 'ququ'er', are a common insect in traditional Chinese culture.