cellar spider; daddy long-legs
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common name for the long-legged cellar spider (Pholcidae); daddy long-legs spider
Also written as 喜蛛. A harmless household spider known for its extremely long, thin legs and messy, irregular webs. In Chinese folk tradition, it is considered auspicious (hence the name containing 喜 'happiness') and is often left undisturbed in homes.
Qiáng墙
jiǎo角
yǒu有
yī一
zhī只
xǐ喜
zi子
zhèng正
zài在
jié结
wǎng网
。
There is a cellar spider spinning a web in the corner of the wall.
Xǐ喜
zi子
shì是
yì益
chóng虫
，
huì会
chī吃
wén蚊
zi子
、
cāng苍
ying蝇
。
Cellar spiders are beneficial insects that eat mosquitoes and flies.
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Bié别
pèng碰
nà那
zhāng张
wǎng网
，
shàng上
miàn面
yǒu有
xǐ喜
zi子
。
Don't touch that web; there's a daddy long-legs on it.
Gǔ古
rén人
rèn认
wéi为
xǐ喜
zi子
rù入
shì室
shì是
xǐ喜
shì事
jiāng将
jìn近
de的
zhēng征
zhào兆
。
Ancient people believed that a cellar spider entering the house was an omen that happy events were approaching.