How to write 蝇

蝇 yíng 名词 1. This term often refers to the common fly. It is an insect belonging to the order Diptera, which encompasses a large variety of insects, typically referring to the housefly. The larvae are known as "maggots." Adult flies can transmit diseases such as cholera and typhoid fever. (Eng. fly) 引 1. From Tang Dynasty poet Han Yu's poem "Autumn Thoughts": "Above, no cicadas on branches; below, no flies in bowls." 例 Other usages include: - 蝇头小楷 (very small standard script calligraphy) - 蝇头细批 (dense annotations in small writing) - 蝇附狗偷 (metaphor for attaching to lowly and base conduct) - 蝇营 (like flies swarming; a metaphor for seeking small profits without rest) - 蝇名蜗利 (a trivial name like a fly's head and tiny profits like a snail's horn; a metaphor for insignificant fame and gain) - 蝇利 (metaphor for small benefits) - 蝇头小字 (refers to very small characters) - 蝇声蛙噪 (the incessant buzzing of flies and croaking of frogs; a metaphor for low-quality, meaningless poetry)