游蛇
游蛇 yóu shé ㄧㄡˊ ㄕㄜˊ jau4 se4
- water snake
- colubrid
- racer
Stroke order
Practice writing
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Character breakdown
More words with these characters
游
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
- 水蛇 shuǐ shé ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄕㄜˊ seoi2 se4 water snake
Idioms with these characters
- 釜底游鱼釜底游魚 fǔ dǐ yóu yú ㄈㄨˇ ㄉㄧˇ ㄧㄡˊ ㄩˊ fu2 dai2 jau4 jyu2 a fish at the bottom of the pot (idiom)
- 旧地重游舊地重遊 jiù dì chóng yóu ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄉㄧˋ ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄡˊ gau6 dei6 cung4 jau4 (idiom) to return to a place after a long time away
- 力争上游力爭上游 lì zhēng shàng yóu ㄌㄧˋ ㄓㄥ ㄕㄤˋ ㄧㄡˊ lik6 zang1 soeng6 jau4 to strive for mastery (idiom); aiming for the best result
- 散兵游勇散兵遊勇 sǎn bīng yóu yǒng ㄙㄢˇ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄧㄡˊ ㄩㄥˇ saan2 bing1 jau4 jung5 lit. straggling and disbanded soldiers (idiom); fig. disorganized uncoordinated action
- 游刃有余遊刃有餘 yóu rèn yǒu yú ㄧㄡˊ ㄖㄣˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄩˊ jau4 jan6 jau5 jyu4 handling a butcher's cleaver with ease (idiom); to do sth skillfully and easily
- 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