萤火虫 螢火蟲
萤火虫 螢火蟲 yíng huǒ chóng ㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄔㄨㄥˊ jing4 fo2 cung4
- firefly
- glowworm
- lightning bug
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萤 螢
- 崔萤 崔螢 Cuī Yíng ㄘㄨㄟ ㄧㄥˊ ceoi1 jing4 Choi Yeong (1316-1388), general of Korean Goryeo dynasty
- 流萤 流螢 liú yíng ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄧㄥˊ lau4 jing4 firefly
- 萤光 螢光 yíng guāng ㄧㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄤ jing4 gwong1 Taiwan variant of 荧光
- 萤幕 螢幕 yíng mù ㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄨˋ jing4 mok6 (Tw) screen (of a TV, computer etc)
- 萤火 螢火 yíng huǒ ㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄛˇ jing4 fo2 light of firefly
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- 萤焰 螢焰 yíng yàn ㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄢˋ jing4 jim6 light of firefly
- 萤石 螢石 yíng shí ㄧㄥˊ ㄕˊ jing4 sek6 fluorite CaF2
- 萤光幕 螢光幕 yíng guāng mù ㄧㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄇㄨˋ jing4 gwong1 mok6 see 萤幕
- 萤光棒 螢光棒 yíng guāng bàng ㄧㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄅㄤˋ jing4 gwong1 paang5 Taiwan variant of 荧光棒
- 萤光灯 螢光燈 yíng guāng dēng ㄧㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄉㄥ jing4 gwong1 dang1 Taiwan variant of 荧光灯
- 萤光绿 螢光綠 yíng guāng lǜ ㄧㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄌㄩˋ jing4 gwong1 luk6 bright green; chartreuse
- 聚萤映雪 聚螢映雪 jù yíng yìng xuě ㄐㄩˋ ㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄩㄝˇ zeoi6 jing4 jing2 syut3 lit. to collect fireflies and study by their light (idiom); fig. ambitious student from impoverished background
- 触控萤幕 觸控螢幕 chù kòng yíng mù ㄔㄨˋ ㄎㄨㄥˋ ㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄨˋ zuk1 hung3 jing4 mok6 touchscreen
火
- 上火 shàng huǒ ㄕㄤˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ soeng6 fo2 to get angry
- 战火 戰火 zhàn huǒ ㄓㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ zin3 fo2 the flames of war; the ravages of war
- 救火 jiù huǒ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ gau3 fo2 to put out a fire
- 火候 huǒ hou ㄏㄨㄛˇ ˙ㄏㄡ fo2 hau6 heat control
- 火力 huǒ lì ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄌㄧˋ fo2 lik6 fire
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- 火山 huǒ shān ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄢ fo2 saan1 volcano
- 火暴 huǒ bào ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄅㄠˋ fo2 bou6 variant of 火爆
- 火柴 huǒ chái ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄔㄞˊ fo2 caai4 match (for lighting fire)
- 火灾 火災 huǒ zāi ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄗㄞ fo2 zoi1 serious fire (in a city or a forest etc)
- 火炬 huǒ jù ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄐㄩˋ fo2 geoi6 (flaming) torch
- 火焰 huǒ yàn ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄢˋ fo2 jim6 blaze
- 火热 火熱 huǒ rè ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄖㄜˋ fo2 jit6 fiery
- 火箭 huǒ jiàn ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ fo2 zin3 rocket
- 火腿 huǒ tuǐ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄊㄨㄟˇ fo2 teoi2 ham
- 火花 huǒ huā ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄏㄨㄚ fo2 faa1 spark
- 火药 火藥 huǒ yào ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄠˋ fo2 joek6 gunpowder
- 火车 火車 huǒ chē ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄔㄜ fo2 ce1 train
- 火速 huǒ sù ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄙㄨˋ fo2 cuk1 at top speed
- 火锅 火鍋 huǒ guō ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄍㄨㄛ fo2 wo1 hotpot
- 焰火 yàn huǒ ㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ jim6 fo2 fireworks
虫 蟲
- 害虫 害蟲 hài chóng ㄏㄞˋ ㄔㄨㄥˊ hoi6 cung4 injurious insect
- 昆虫 昆蟲 kūn chóng ㄎㄨㄣ ㄔㄨㄥˊ kwan1 cung4 insect
- 虫子 蟲子 chóng zi ㄔㄨㄥˊ ˙ㄗ cung4 zi2 insect
- 候虫 候蟲 hòu chóng ㄏㄡˋ ㄔㄨㄥˊ hau6 cung4 seasonal insect (e.g. cicada)
- 原虫 原蟲 yuán chóng ㄩㄢˊ ㄔㄨㄥˊ jyun4 cung4 protozoan
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- 吸虫 吸蟲 xī chóng ㄒㄧ ㄔㄨㄥˊ kap1 cung4 trematoda
- 大虫 大蟲 dà chóng ㄉㄚˋ ㄔㄨㄥˊ daai6 cung4 tiger
- 幼虫 幼蟲 yòu chóng ㄧㄡˋ ㄔㄨㄥˊ jau3 cung4 (entomology) larva
- 弓虫 弓蟲 gōng chóng ㄍㄨㄥ ㄔㄨㄥˊ gung1 cung4 Toxoplasma gondii
- 懒虫 懶蟲 lǎn chóng ㄌㄢˇ ㄔㄨㄥˊ laan5 cung4 (coll.) lazybones
- 成虫 成蟲 chéng chóng ㄔㄥˊ ㄔㄨㄥˊ sing4 cung4 imago (adult, sexually mature insect, the final stage of its development)
- 扁虫 扁蟲 biǎn chóng ㄅㄧㄢˇ ㄔㄨㄥˊ bin2 cung4 flatworm
- 打虫 打蟲 dǎ chóng ㄉㄚˇ ㄔㄨㄥˊ daa2 cung4 to swat an insect
- 书虫 書蟲 shū chóng ㄕㄨ ㄔㄨㄥˊ syu1 cung4 bookworm
- 杀虫 殺蟲 shā chóng ㄕㄚ ㄔㄨㄥˊ saat3 cung4 insecticide
- 毒虫 毒蟲 dú chóng ㄉㄨˊ ㄔㄨㄥˊ duk6 cung4 poisonous insect (or spider etc); venomous snake
- 毛虫 毛蟲 máo chóng ㄇㄠˊ ㄔㄨㄥˊ mou4 cung4 caterpillar
- 沙虫 沙蟲 shā chóng ㄕㄚ ㄔㄨㄥˊ saa1 cung4 sandworm
- 淫虫 淫蟲 yín chóng ㄧㄣˊ ㄔㄨㄥˊ jam4 cung4 sex maniac
- 潮虫 潮蟲 cháo chóng ㄔㄠˊ ㄔㄨㄥˊ ciu4 cung4 woodlouse (suborder Oniscidea within the order Isopoda)
Idioms with these characters
- 抱薪救火 bào xīn jiù huǒ ㄅㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ pou5 san1 gau3 fo2 lit. to carry firewood to put out a fire (idiom); fig. to make a problem worse by inappropriate action
- 趁火打劫 chèn huǒ dǎ jié ㄔㄣˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄉㄚˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊ can3 fo2 daa2 gip3 lit. to loot a burning house (idiom)
- 厝火积薪 厝火積薪 cuò huǒ jī xīn ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄐㄧ ㄒㄧㄣ cou3 fo2 zik1 san1 lit. to put a fire under a pile of firewood (idiom)
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- 打得火热 打得火熱 dǎ de huǒ rè ㄉㄚˇ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄖㄜˋ daa2 dak1 fo2 jit6 (idiom) to be on very good terms with each other
- 刀山火海 dāo shān huǒ hǎi ㄉㄠ ㄕㄢ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄏㄞˇ dou1 saan1 fo2 hoi2 lit. mountains of daggers and seas of flames
- 洞若观火 洞若觀火 dòng ruò guān huǒ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄏㄨㄛˇ dung6 joek6 gun1 fo2 lit. to see sth as clearly as one sees a blazing fire (idiom)
- 飞蛾投火 飛蛾投火 fēi é tóu huǒ ㄈㄟ ㄜˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄏㄨㄛˇ fei1 ngo4 tau4 fo2 lit. like a moth flying into the fire (idiom); fig. to choose a path to certain destruction
- 烽火四起 fēng huǒ sì qǐ ㄈㄥ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄙˋ ㄑㄧˇ fung1 fo2 sei3 hei2 the fire of war in all four directions (idiom); the confusion of war
- 赴汤蹈火 赴湯蹈火 fù tāng dǎo huǒ ㄈㄨˋ ㄊㄤ ㄉㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄛˇ fu6 tong1 dou6 fo2 lit. to jump into scalding water and plunge into raging fire (idiom)
- 干柴烈火 乾柴烈火 gān chái liè huǒ ㄍㄢ ㄔㄞˊ ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ gon1 caai4 lit6 fo2 (idiom) explosive mutual passion; blaze of passion (esp. between lovers)
Example sentences
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是 只 隻 萤火虫 螢火蟲 。
It's a firefly.
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美国 美國 自然历史 自然歷史 博物馆 博物館 的 「 光 之 生物 」 展览 展覽 展出 了 发 發 绿色 綠色 光 的 水母 、 额头 額頭 上 提 着 著 灯笼 燈籠 的 琵琶鱼 琵琶魚 ， 以及 在 洞穴 顶棚 頂棚 上 悬挂 懸掛 粘 液 状 狀 细 細 丝 絲 ， 用来 用來 诱捕 誘捕 猎物 獵物 的 萤火虫 螢火蟲 。
The American Museum of Natural History’s “Creatures of Light” exhibit features jellyfish that glow green, anglerfish whose lantern-like bulbs dangle from their foreheads and luminous glowworms that hang mucus-like strands from cave ceilings to attract and ensnare their prey.
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