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insect / worm, an animal / an invertebrate / a worm / an insect
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虫
chóng
[noun]
【Original Meaning】: General term for insects
1. A category of arthropods: e.g., insects, beneficial insects, and minor skills (metaphor for insignificant skills).
2. General term for animals: e.g., big insect (tiger), long insect (snake), shell-inhabiting insect (a type of bug with a shell).
Synonyms:
1. Same as the original meaning ([En.] insect)
2. In ancient times, a general term for all animals ([En.] animal)
3. Insect plague ([En.] plague of insects)
【References】:
1. "Shuō Wén" states: Insects with legs are referred to as insects; those without are called beasts.
2. "Kǒngzǐ Jiāyǔ" mentions: The wind is an insect.
3. "Huáinánzǐ" refers to: Irritation is an insect.
4. "Lièzǐ" lists: Birds and animals, insects and moths.
5. "Shī" describes: Insects flying about.
6. Wang Anshi wrote: The ancients observed the nature, mountains, rivers, plants, insects, fishes, birds, and beasts, often gaining insights.
7. Han Feizi remarked: The people are overwhelmed by insects and snakes.
【Examples】:
- For instance, insect pests (insects);
- Small insects (little bugs);
- The world where insects adapt to their environments;
- The sound of insects. This sound is mournful, akin to a lament;
- Insects emerging (after a person dies, their body attracts insects, metaphorically indicating that the dead cannot be buried properly).
Additional Definitions:
1. "Xunzi" says: Decayed meat attracts insects.
2. In ancient times, a general term for all animals ([En.] animal)
- "Lǚshì Chūnqiū" indicates: Serpent insects die.
【Examples】:
- For instance, long insects (large insects, regional dialect referring to tigers);
- Insect shrimp (referring to fish/shrimp);
- Insect lice (a general term for boring insects);
- Insect nets (referring to spider webs).
3. Insect plague ([En.] plague of insects).
【Examples】:
- Such as insect frost, water, drought (referring to the four major agricultural disasters);
- Insect disasters (disasters caused by insects, often referring to locust plagues).
This is the simplified character with no traditional form.
Venomous snake, originally represented in character with [虺].
虫
huǐ
[noun]
1. The original character for "虺". Name of a venomous snake ([En.] a venomous snake)
2. See also: chóng
【References】:
1. "Shānhǎijīng" mentions: The mountain of the winged monkeys abounds with pit vipers.
【Examples】:
- For instance, pit viper (a type of venomous snake).
2. See also: chóng
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