Usage of the character 噬
shì
噬
[噬]
- to devour
- to bite
fǎnshì
反噬
[反噬]
- to backfire on; to rebound on
tūnshì
吞噬
[吞噬]
- to swallow
- to engulf
- to gobble up
shìyǎo
噬咬
[噬咬]
- to bite
shìjūntǐ
噬菌体
[噬菌體]
- bacteriophage; phage
tūnshìxìbāo
吞噬细胞
[吞噬細胞]
- phagocyte (cell that ingests and destroys foreign matter)
tūnshìzuòyòng
吞噬作用
[吞噬作用]
- phagocytosis (ingesting and destroying foreign matter)
shìqímòjí
噬脐莫及
[噬臍莫及]
- lit. one cannot bite one's own navel (idiom)
- fig. too late for regrets
jùshìxìbāo
巨噬细胞
[巨噬細胞]
- macrophage
xiǎotūnshìxìbāo
小吞噬细胞
[小吞噬細胞]
- microphage (a type of white blood cell)
dàtūnshìxìbāo
大吞噬细胞
[大吞噬細胞]
- macrophage