Usage of the character 蠅
yíng
蝇
[蠅]
- fly
- musca
- CL:隻／只 (zhī)
yíngzi
蝇子
[蠅子]
- housefly
yínghǔ
蝇虎
[蠅虎]
- jumping spider (family Salticidae)
guǒyíng
果蝇
[果蠅]
- fruit fly
cāngying
苍蝇
[蒼蠅]
- housefly
- CL:隻／只 (zhī)
jiāyíng
家蝇
[家蠅]
- house fly
Cāngyingzuò
苍蝇座
[蒼蠅座]
- Musca (constellation)
cāngyingpāi
苍蝇拍
[蒼蠅拍]
- flyswatter
bǔyíngcǎo
捕蝇草
[捕蠅草]
- Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula)
dúyíngsǎn
毒蝇伞
[毒蠅傘]
- fly Amanita or fly agaric (Amanita muscaria)
wútóucāngying
无头苍蝇
[無頭蒼蠅]
- headless fly (a metaphor for sb who is rushing around frantically)
rúyíngzhúchòu
如蝇逐臭
[如蠅逐臭]
- like flies pursuing a stink (idiom); the mob chases the rich and powerful
- the crowd runs after trash
méitóucāngying
没头苍蝇
[沒頭蒼蠅]
- see 無頭蒼蠅／无头苍蝇 (wútóucāngying)
cāngyinglǎohǔ
苍蝇老虎
[蒼蠅老虎]
- (coll.) jumping spider (which pounces on houseflies, hence the Chinese name)
cāngyingbùdīngwúfèngdàn
苍蝇不叮无缝蛋
[蒼蠅不叮無縫蛋]
- lit. flies do not attack an intact egg (idiom)
- fig. no smoke without a fire