wriggling; crawling
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
wriggling; crawling; squirming (of insects or worms)
archaicA literary term found in classical texts to describe the sinuous, creeping motion of larvae, silkworms, or earthworms. Rare in modern spoken Chinese.
Chūn春
cán蚕
yuān蝹
yuān蝹
，
rú蠕
dòng动
yú于
sāng桑
yè叶
zhī之
shàng上
。
The spring silkworms wriggled as they crawled upon the mulberry leaves.
Guān观
qí其
chóng虫
yuān蝹
yuān蝹
ér而
xíng行
，
zhuàng状
rú如
qiū蚯
yǐn蚓
。
Observing the insect crawling along with a wriggling motion, it resembled an earthworm.
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Yuān蝹
yuān蝹
ér而
dòng动
de的
yòu幼
chóng虫
zài在
fǔ腐
yè叶
jiān间
chuān穿
xíng行
。
The squirming larvae threaded their way through the decaying leaves.