- 虱子 shīzi louseA small, wingless insect that lives as a parasite on the bodies of humans or animals and feeds on their blood; any of several similar insects that feed on plant fluids.
- 阴虱 yīnshī crab louseparasitic insect (Pthirus pubis) that lives in human body hair, particularly the pubic region, where it feeds on blood and causes itching and inflammation
- 塘虱 tángshī catfishcatfish of the family Clariidae
- 头虱 tóushī head louseA wingless parasitic insect that lives on the human scalp and hair and feeds on blood
- 虱目鱼 shīmùyú milkfishthe milkfish (Chanos chanos), a common food fish in Southeast Asia and Taiwan
- 虱多不痒 shīduōbùyǎng to be past worryingLiterally "when covered with lice, one does not feel the itching anymore"; used to describe being so overwhelmed by problems, debts, or criticisms that one no longer cares or feels bothered by them.
- 水虱 shuǐshī water slaterAn arthropod with a long body, small eyes, and long antennae that is good at jumping and lives on the water or in wetlands
- 狗虱 gǒushī dog tick(dialect) a type of tick that feeds on dogs and other animals; dog louse
- 床虱 chuángshī bedbugparasitic insect that feeds on blood and inhabits mattresses or furniture
- 书虱 shūshī bookworma bookworm or silverfish that feeds on the starch and paper in books
- 体虱 tǐshī body louseA type of wingless, blood-sucking parasite that lives in clothing and bedding and is known for spreading diseases such as typhus.
- 壁虱 bìshī tickany of various small parasitic arachnids of the superfamily Ixodoidea that feed on the blood of mammals, birds, and reptiles; often refers to the [[蜱|蜱|pi2]]
- 扁虱 biǎnshī tickblood-sucking arachnid of the order Ixodida; tick
- 木虱 mùshī woodlouse
- 虱子多了不痒,债多了不愁 shīziduōlebùyǎngzhàiduōlebùchóu to be past worryingone is no longer bothered by problems or debt when they become overwhelming; literally "when there are too many lice one does not itch, and when there is too much debt one does not worry"
- 鱼虱 yúshī fish lousesmall parasites that live on fish
- 麻虱目 máshīmù milkfishthe milkfish, a large silvery food fish common in tropical waters
- 龙虱 lóngshī diving beetlean aquatic insect that is an expert swimmer and feeds on small fish or other insects; can be used in traditional medicine
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- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH