Usage of the character 鱗
lín
鳞
[鱗]
- scales (of fish, snakes etc)
línzhuàng
鳞状
[鱗狀]
- scaly
- squamous
yúlín
鱼鳞
[魚鱗]
- fish scales
nìlín
逆鳞
[逆鱗]
- (Chinese legend) a patch of scales on a dragon's neck that grow in the opposite direction, which when touched enrages the dragon
- (fig.) sensitive subject or trigger issue that provokes a strong emotional reaction when sb's views on it are challenged
línshāng
鳞伤
[鱗傷]
- cuts and bruises like fish scales
- terribly cut up
línchì
鳞翅
[鱗翅]
- scaly wing
- Lepidoptera (insect order including butterflies 蝶類／蝶类 and moths 蛾類／蛾类)
línjiǎ
鳞甲
[鱗甲]
- scale
- plate of armor
línpiàn
鳞片
[鱗片]
- scale (of fish, reptiles etc)
línjīng
鳞茎
[鱗莖]
- (botany) bulb
línchìmù
鳞翅目
[鱗翅目]
- Lepidoptera (insect order including butterflies 蝶類／蝶类 and moths 蛾類／蛾类)
yīlínbànzhǎo
一鳞半爪
[一鱗半爪]
- lit. one scale and half a claw (idiom)
- fig. only odd bits and pieces
biàntǐlínshāng
遍体鳞伤
[遍體鱗傷]
- (idiom) covered all over with cuts and bruises; beaten black and blue
líncìzhìbǐ
鳞次栉比
[鱗次櫛比]
- row upon row
dōnglínxīzhǎo
东鳞西爪
[東鱗西爪]
- lit. a dragon's scale from the east and a dragon's claw from the west
- odds and ends (idiom)
línxiōngjiāoméi
鳞胸鹪鹛
[鱗胸鷦鶥]
- (bird species of China) scaly-breasted cupwing; scaly-breasted wren-babbler (Pnoepyga albiventer)
xiǎolínxiōngjiāoméi
小鳞胸鹪鹛
[小鱗胸鷦鶥]
- (bird species of China) pygmy cupwing; pygmy wren-babbler (Pnoepyga pusilla)
línzhuàngxìbāo'ái
鳞状细胞癌
[鱗狀細胞癌]
- squamous cell carcinoma
dàlíndámáhǎyú
大鳞大麻哈鱼
[大鱗大麻哈魚]
- king salmon
- Chinook salmon
línhóulüzhuómùniǎo
鳞喉绿啄木鸟
[鱗喉綠啄木鳥]
- (bird species of China) streak-throated woodpecker (Picus xanthopygaeus)
dàlíndámǎhǎyú
大鳞大马哈鱼
[大鱗大馬哈魚]
- see 大鱗大麻哈魚／大鳞大麻哈鱼 (dàlíndámáhǎyú)
línfùlüzhuómùniǎo
鳞腹绿啄木鸟
[鱗腹綠啄木鳥]
- (bird species of China) scaly-bellied woodpecker (Picus squamatus)