Usage of the character 蜓
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蜓
[蜓]
- see 蜻蜓 (qīngtíng)
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蜻蜓
[蜻蜓]
- dragonfly
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堰蜓座
[堰蜓座]
- Chamaeleon (constellation)
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蜻蜓目
[蜻蜓目]
- Odonata, order consisting of about 6,000 species of dragonflies and damselflies
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蜻蜓点水
[蜻蜓點水]
- lit. the dragonfly touches the water lightly
- superficial contact (idiom)
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蜻蜓撼石柱
[蜻蜓撼石柱]
- lit. the dragon-fly shakes the stone tower (idiom); fig. to overestimate one's capabilities