Usage of the character 蜻
qīng
蜻
[蜻]
- see 蜻蜓 (qīngtíng)
qīngtíng
蜻蜓
[蜻蜓]
- dragonfly
qīnglíng
蜻蛉
[蜻蛉]
- damselfly
- lacewing
qīngtíng
蜻蝏
[蜻蝏]
- variant of 蜻蜓 (qīngtíng)
qīngtíngmù
蜻蜓目
[蜻蜓目]
- Odonata, order consisting of about 6,000 species of dragonflies and damselflies
cǎoqīnglíng
草蜻蛉
[草蜻蛉]
- green lacewing
qīnglíngmù
蜻蛉目
[蜻蛉目]
- Odonata, order consisting of about 6,000 species of dragonflies and damselflies
jiànzǒuqīnglíng
剑走蜻蛉
[劍走蜻蛉]
- the sword moves like a dragon-fly (modern idiom)
- fig. unexpected winning move
- unconventional gambit
qīngtíngdiǎnshuǐ
蜻蜓点水
[蜻蜓點水]
- lit. the dragonfly touches the water lightly
- superficial contact (idiom)
qīngtínghànshízhù
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