水蛇
水蛇 shuǐ shé ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄕㄜˊ seoi2 se4
- water snake
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More words with these characters
水
蛇
- 画蛇添足畫蛇添足 huà shé tiān zú ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄕㄜˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄗㄨˊ waak6 se4 tim1 zuk1 lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous
- 人蛇 rén shé ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄜˊ jan4 se4 illegal immigrant (esp. one smuggled across borders)
- 委蛇 wēi yí ㄨㄟ ㄧˊ wai2 se4 variant of 逶迤[wei1 yi2]
- 巳蛇 sì shé ㄙˋ ㄕㄜˊ zi6 se4 Year 6, year of the Snake (e.g. 2001)
- 毒蛇 dú shé ㄉㄨˊ ㄕㄜˊ duk6 se4 viper
- 游蛇 yóu shé ㄧㄡˊ ㄕㄜˊ jau4 se4 water snake
Idioms with these characters
- 跋山涉水 bá shān shè shuǐ ㄅㄚˊ ㄕㄢ ㄕㄜˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ bat6 saan1 sip3 seoi2 to travel over land and water (idiom)
- 巴山蜀水 Bā shān Shǔ shuǐ ㄅㄚ ㄕㄢ ㄕㄨˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ baa1 saan1 suk6 seoi2 mountains and rivers of Sichuan (idiom)
- 杯水车薪杯水車薪 bēi shuǐ chē xīn ㄅㄟ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄔㄜ ㄒㄧㄣ bui1 seoi2 ce1 san1 lit. a cup of water on a burning cart of firewood (idiom); fig. an utterly inadequate measure
- 背水一战背水一戰 bèi shuǐ yī zhàn ㄅㄟˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄧ ㄓㄢˋ bui3 seoi2 jat1 zin3 lit. fight with one's back to the river (idiom); fig. to fight to win or die
- 车水马龙車水馬龍 chē shuǐ mǎ lóng ㄔㄜ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ce1 seoi2 maa5 lung4 endless stream of horse and carriages (idiom)
- 杯弓蛇影 bēi gōng shé yǐng ㄅㄟ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄕㄜˊ ㄧㄥˇ bui1 gung1 se4 jing2 lit. to see a bow reflected in a cup as a snake (idiom); fig. unnecessary suspicions
- 笔走龙蛇筆走龍蛇 bǐ zǒu lóng shé ㄅㄧˇ ㄗㄡˇ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄕㄜˊ bat1 zau2 lung4 se4 lit. the brush flows with the fluidity of a dragon or snake (idiom)
- 打草惊蛇打草驚蛇 dǎ cǎo jīng shé ㄉㄚˇ ㄘㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄕㄜˊ daa2 cou2 geng1 se4 lit. beat the grass to scare the snake (idiom)
- 佛口蛇心 fó kǒu shé xīn ㄈㄛˊ ㄎㄡˇ ㄕㄜˊ ㄒㄧㄣ fat6 hau2 se4 sam1 words of a Buddha, heart of a snake (idiom); two-faced
- 画蛇添足畫蛇添足 huà shé tiān zú ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄕㄜˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄗㄨˊ waak6 se4 tim1 zuk1 lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous