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矮腳白花蛇利草 矮脚白花蛇利草 [ai3 jiao3 bai2 hua1 she2 li4 cao3] /see 白花蛇舌草[bai2 hua1 she2 she2 cao3]/ 5487 1
八岐大蛇 八岐大蛇 [Ba1 qi2 Da4 she2] /Yamata no Orochi, serpent with eight heads and eight tails from mythological section of Nihon Shoki (Chronicles of Japan)/ 4497 1
白花蛇 白花蛇 [bai2 hua1 she2] /long-nosed pit viper (agkistrodon acutus)/ 7103 1
白花蛇舌草 白花蛇舌草 [bai2 hua1 she2 she2 cao3] /Hedyotis diffusa/ 5411 1
白蛇傳 白蛇传 [Bai2 she2 Zhuan4] /Tale of the White Snake/Madame White Snake/ 1944 1
杯弓蛇影 杯弓蛇影 [bei1 gong1 she2 ying3] /lit. to see a bow reflected in a cup as a snake (idiom); fig. unnecessary suspicions/overly fearful/ 6335 1
筆走龍蛇 笔走龙蛇 [[bi3zou3long2she2]] /(lit.) the brush flows with the fluidity of a dragon or snake (idiom)/(fig.) (of brushwork, esp for calligraphy) lively; vigorous/ 51 2
長蛇陣 长蛇阵 [chang2 she2 zhen4] /single-line formation (army)/fig. long line/ 5904 1
長蛇座 长蛇座 [Chang2 she2 zuo4] /Hydra (constellation)/ 7035 1
翠青蛇 翠青蛇 [cui4 qing1 she2] /Entechinus major (kind of snake)/ 6784 1
打草驚蛇 打草惊蛇 [da3 cao3 jing1 she2] /lit. beat the grass to scare the snake (idiom)/fig. to inadvertently alert an enemy/to punish sb as a warning to others/ 2336 1
打蛇不死,反受其害 打蛇不死,反受其害 [[da3she2-bu4si3, fan3shou4qi2hai4]] /(proverb) if you deal with a threat but fail to eliminate it, it may come back to harm you/ 146 2
大蛇丸 大蛇丸 [Da4 she2 wan2] /Orochimaru, Japanese folktale hero/Orochimaru, character in the Naruto manga series/ 6066 1
地頭蛇 地头蛇 [di4 tou2 she2] /local bully/tyrant/regional mafia boss/ 6550 1
毒蛇 毒蛇 [du2 she2] /viper/ 7103 1
法海 法海 [Fa3 hai3] /Fahai, name of the evil Buddhist monk in Tale of the White Snake 白蛇傳|白蛇传[Bai2 she2 Zhuan4]/ 1944 1
佛口蛇心 佛口蛇心 [fo2 kou3 she2 xin1] /words of a Buddha, heart of a snake (idiom); two-faced/malicious and duplicitous/ 6335 1
蝮蛇 蝮蛇 [fu4 she2] /Siberian pit viper (Gloydius halys)/pit viper/ 2153 1
黑眉蝮蛇 黑眉蝮蛇 [hei1 mei2 fu4 she2] /Snake island viper (Gloydius shedaoensis), feeding on migrating birds/ 6598 1
黑腹蛇鵜 黑腹蛇鹈 [[hei1fu4 she2ti2]] /(bird species of China) oriental darter (Anhinga melanogaster)/ 954 2
虎頭蛇尾 虎头蛇尾 [hu3 tou2 she2 wei3] /lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish/ 6335 1
滑鼠蛇 滑鼠蛇 [hua2 shu3 she2] /Oriental ratsnake (Ptyas mucosus)/ 5934 1
畫蛇添足 画蛇添足 [hua4 she2 tian1 zu2] /lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous/to overdo it/ 6335 1
黃頷蛇 黄颔蛇 [huang2 han4 she2] /adder (zoology)/ 6155 1
巨蛇尾 巨蛇尾 [Ju4 she2 wei3] /(astronomy) Serpens Cauda/ 1845 1
巨蛇座 巨蛇座 [Ju4 she2 zuo4] /Serpens (constellation)/ 4663 1
[[kui2]] /used in 蝰蛇[kui2she2]/ 829 2
蝰蛇 蝰蛇 [kui2 she2] /forest or meadow viper (Vipera russelii siamensis or similar)/ 6080 1
龍蛇混雜 龙蛇混杂 [long2 she2 hun4 za2] /lit. dragons and snakes mingle (idiom)/fig. a mix of good people and scumbags/ 3763 1
龍頭蛇尾 龙头蛇尾 [long2 tou2 she2 wei3] /lit. dragon's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish/ 6335 1
魯蛇 鲁蛇 [[lu3she2]] /(Tw) (slang) (loanword) loser/ 409 2
蟒蛇 蟒蛇 [mang3 she2] /python/boa/ 6116 1
牛鬼蛇神 牛鬼蛇神 [niu2 gui3 she2 shen2] /evil monsters/(fig.) bad characters/(political) bad elements/ 4037 1
強龍不壓地頭蛇 强龙不压地头蛇 [qiang2 long2 bu4 ya1 di4 tou2 she2] /lit. strong dragon cannot repress a snake (idiom); fig. a local gangster who is above the law/ 5993 1
蚺蛇 蚺蛇 [ran2 she2] /boa/ 6116 1
人心不足蛇吞象 人心不足蛇吞象 [ren2 xin1 bu4 zu2 she2 tun1 xiang4] /a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom)/ 5797 1
人蛇 人蛇 [[ren2she2]] /illegal immigrant (esp. one smuggled across borders)/ 117 2
人蛇集團 人蛇集团 [[ren2she2 ji2tuan2]] /human smuggling syndicate; snakehead gang/ 117 2
三索錦蛇 三索锦蛇 [san1 suo3 jin3 she2] /copperhead race (Elaphe radiata), kind of snake/ 6784 1
[she2] /variant of 蛇[she2]/ 4959 1
[she2] /snake/serpent/CL:條|条[tiao2]/ 6598 1
蛇膽 蛇胆 [she2 dan3] /snake gall (used in TCM)/ 5000 1
蛇島 蛇岛 [She2 dao3] /Shedao or Snake island in Bohai sea 渤海 off Lüshun 旅順|旅顺 on the tip of the Liaoning peninsula, small rocky island famous for snakes/ 6598 1
蛇島蝮 蛇岛蝮 [She2 dao3 fu4] /Snake island viper (Gloydius shedaoensis), feeding on migrating birds/ 6598 1
蛇毒 蛇毒 [she2 du2] /snake venom/ 6087 1
蛇夫座 蛇夫座 [She2 fu1 zuo4] /Ophiuchus (constellation)/ 4663 1
蛇管 蛇管 [she2 guan3] /flexible hose/ 4205 1
蛇果 蛇果 [She2 guo3] /Red Delicious (a sort of apple)/ 3256 1
蛇蒿 蛇蒿 [she2 hao1] /tarragon/ 6949 1
蛇精病 蛇精病 [she2 jing1 bing4] /(slang) (pun on 神經病|神经病[shen2 jing1 bing4]) crazy person/nutjob/ 2483 1
蛇龍珠 蛇龙珠 [She2 long2 zhu1] /Cabernet Gernischt (grape type)/ 4928 1
蛇綠混雜 蛇绿混杂 [she2 lü4 hun4 za2] /ophiolite melange (geology)/ 6531 1
蛇綠混雜岩 蛇绿混杂岩 [she2 lü4 hun4 za2 yan2] /ophiolite (geology)/ 6174 1
蛇綠混雜岩帶 蛇绿混杂岩带 [she2 lü4 hun4 za2 yan2 dai4] /ophiolite belt (geology)/ 6174 1
蛇綠岩 蛇绿岩 [she2 lü4 yan2] /ophiolite (geology)/ 6174 1
蛇麻 蛇麻 [she2 ma2] /hops (Humulus lupulus)/ 2159 1
蛇麻草 蛇麻草 [she2 ma2 cao3] /hop (Humulus lupulus), climbing plant whose flower cones are used in brewing beer/ 6536 1
蛇矛 蛇矛 [she2 mao2] /ancient spear-like weapon with a wavy spearhead like a snake's body/ 2303 1
蛇年 蛇年 [she2 nian2] /Year of the Snake (e.g. 2001)/ 6893 1
蛇皮 蛇皮 [she2 pi2] /snake skin/ 6935 1
蛇皮果 蛇皮果 [she2 pi2 guo3] /salak (Salacca zalacca) (fruit)/ 5043 1
蛇頭 蛇头 [she2 tou2] /head of a snake/human smuggler/ 6136 1
蛇紋石 蛇纹石 [she2 wen2 shi2] /serpentine (geology)/ 6174 1
蛇紋岩 蛇纹岩 [she2 wen2 yan2] /serpentine (geology)/ 6174 1
蛇行 蛇行 [she2 xing2] /to creep/to zigzag/to meander/to weave/ 3802 1
蛇形 蛇形 [she2 xing2] /S-shaped/serpentine/coiled like a snake/ 6822 1
蛇足 蛇足 [she2 zu2] /lit. legs on a snake/sth superfluous/ 6638 1
蛇鵰 蛇雕 [[she2diao1]] /(bird species of China) crested serpent eagle (Spilornis cheela)/ 952 2
蛇毒素 蛇毒素 [[she2du2su4]] /venin/ 70 2
蛇莓 蛇莓 [[she2mei2]] /Indian strawberry (Potentilla indica)/ 762 2
蛇藨 蛇藨 [[she2pao1]] /Indian strawberry (Potentilla indica)/ 762 2
蛇蠍 蛇蝎 [[she2xie1]] /(fig.) malevolent; treacherous/ 699 2
蛇蠍美人 蛇蝎美人 [[she2xie1 mei3ren2]] /beautiful but dangerous woman; femme fatale/ 699 2
蛇信 蛇信 [[she2xin4]] /snake's tongue/ 561 2
水蛇 水蛇 [shui3 she2] /water snake/ 4712 1
水蛇腰 水蛇腰 [shui3 she2 yao1] /slender and supple waist/lithe body/feminine pose/ 5389 1
水蛇座 水蛇座 [Shui3 she2 zuo4] /Hydrus (constellation)/ 4663 1
巳蛇 巳蛇 [si4 she2] /Year 6, year of the Snake (e.g. 2001)/ 6893 1
四腳蛇 四脚蛇 [[si4jiao3she2]] /lizard/ 851 2
[[wei1]] /used in 委蛇[wei1yi2]/ 673 2
委蛇 委蛇 [[wei1yi2]] /variant of 逶迤[wei1yi2]/used in 虛與委蛇|虚与委蛇[xu1yu3wei1yi2]/ 181 2
五步蛇 五步蛇 [[wu3bu4she2]] /Deinagkistrodon acutus, a species of venomous pit viper (lit. "five-pace snake" – supposedly, a person bitten by it can only walk five steps before succumbing to the venom)/ 384 2
響尾蛇 响尾蛇 [xiang3 wei3 she2] /rattlesnake/ 6199 1
虛與委蛇 虚与委蛇 [[xu1yu3wei1yi2]] /(idiom) to feign civility/ 181 2
鹽蛇 盐蛇 [yan2 she2] /(dialect) gecko/ 5157 1
眼鏡蛇 眼镜蛇 [[yan3jing4she2]] /cobra/ 561 2
一年被蛇咬,十年怕井繩 一年被蛇咬,十年怕井绳 [[yi1nian2 bei4 she2 yao3, shi2nian2 pa4 jing3sheng2]] /see 一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井繩|一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳[yi1zhao1 bei4 she2 yao3, shi2nian2 pa4 jing3sheng2]/ 427 2
一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井繩 一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳 [[yi1zhao1 bei4 she2 yao3, shi2nian2 pa4 jing3sheng2]] /(lit.) once bitten by a snake, one is scared all one's life at the mere sight of a rope (saying)/(fig.) once bitten, twice shy/ 51 2
[[yi2]] /used in 委蛇[wei1yi2]/ 673 2
引蛇出洞 引蛇出洞 [yin3 she2 chu1 dong4] /lit. to pull a snake from its hole/to expose a malefactor (idiom)/ 5810 1
印度眼鏡蛇 印度眼镜蛇 [[Yin4du4 yan3jing4she2]] /Indian cobra (Naja naja)/ 561 2
游蛇 游蛇 [you2 she2] /water snake/colubrid/racer/ 5555 1
丈八蛇矛 丈八蛇矛 [zhang4 ba1 she2 mao2] /ancient spear-like weapon 18 Chinese feet 尺[chi3] in length, with a wavy spearhead like a snake's body/ 2107 1
竹葉青蛇 竹叶青蛇 [zhu2 ye4 qing1 she2] /Trimeresurus stejnegeri (poisonous snake)/ 6784 1

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