- 飞蛾 fēi'é motha moth, often referring to those that fly toward lights at night
- 飞蛾扑火 fēi'épūhuǒ to seek one's own dooma moth flies into the flame; to head for certain destruction or seek one's own end; fatal attraction
- 蛾子 ézi mothmoth; common name for various winged insects of the order Lepidoptera that are typically active at night
- 蛾眉 éméi delicate eyebrows(literary) moth-like eyebrows; a woman's fine, slender, and curved eyebrows
- 天蛾 tiān'é hawkmothhawkmoth; sphinx moth
- 小菜蛾 xiǎocài'é diamondback mothA small moth whose green larvae feed on cabbage and other vegetables in the mustard family; a major agricultural pest worldwide.
- 螟蛾 míng'é snout mothA type of moth whose larvae, commonly called [[螟虫|螟蟲|ming2 chong2]], are agricultural pests that bore into the stems of crops like rice and corn.
- 蚕蛾 cán'é silk moththe adult stage of the silkworm, which has white wings and feathery antennae; it does not eat and dies shortly after mating and laying eggs
- 螓首蛾眉 qínshǒu'éméi beautiful womanThe appearance of a beautiful woman; literally refers to a broad forehead like a cicada and long, curved eyebrows like a silkworm moth's feelers.
- 飞蛾投火 fēi'étóuhuǒ to seek one's own doomLiterally like a moth flying into a flame; to choose a path to certain destruction or to bring about one's own ruin.
- 淡扫蛾眉 dànsǎo'éméi to apply light makeupto paint one's eyebrows lightly; to dress or apply makeup in an elegant, understated style
- 灯蛾 dēng'é mothmoths that are attracted to lamplight, such as tiger moths; insects of the family Arctiidae
- 苹果蠹蛾 píngguǒdù'é codling mothcodling moth (Cydia pomonella)
- 灯蛾扑火 dēng'épūhuǒ to court one's own ruinliterally meaning a moth flies into a flame; used to describe a suicidal act or bringing destruction upon oneself
- 木蠹蛾 mùdù'é carpenter mothwood moth or carpenter moth
- 天蚕蛾 tiāncán'é giant silkworm mothAny of various large moths of the family Saturniidae, characterized by feathery antennae and often having transparent eyespots on the wings.
- 扑灯蛾 pūdēng'é motha moth that is attracted to light
- 飞蛾赴火 fēi'éfùhuǒ to flirt with deathliterally like a moth flying into a flame; to seek one's own destruction or court disaster
- 卷叶蛾 juǎnyè'é leaf rollerA type of small moth whose larvae roll up leaves for shelter and food; specifically destructive to mulberry and fruit trees.
- 双蛾 shuāng'é eyebrows of a woman(literary) the eyebrows of a woman
- 夜蛾 yè'é noctuid mothAny of the various moths that fly mostly at night, often characterized by brownish or greyish colors.
- 尺蛾 chǐ'é geometrid mothany of various moths of the family Geometridae, whose larvae are known as inchworms
- 尺蠖蛾 chǐhuò'é geometrid motha moth in the family Geometridae; its larvae are known as inchworms
- 所多玛与蛾摩拉 suǒduōmǎyǔ'émólā Sodom and GomorrahThe Biblical cities of Sodom and Gomorrah
- 皇蛾 huáng'é atlas mothatlas moth, a large species of saturniid moth native to Asia and one of the largest lepidopterans in the world
- 菜蛾 cài'é diamondback mothA small insect and global pest whose larvae feed on cruciferous vegetables; also known as [[小菜蛾|小菜蛾|xiao3 cai4 e2]].
- 蛾摩拉 émólā GomorrahGomorrah, a biblical city mentioned in the Book of Genesis.
- 蛾术 éshù diligenceindustriousness or persistence in learning, likening the process to an insect carefully gathering or constructing
- 蛾眉皓齿 éméihàochǐ beautiful young woman(idiom) Delicate eyebrows and pearly white teeth, describing a woman's stunningly beautiful appearance
- 蛾类 élèi mothmoths as a biological category; the moth family
- 蛾绿 élǜ dark-green eyebrow coloring(literary) women's dark-green eyebrow coloring used in ancient times; dark green
- 蛾翠 écuì eyebrow makeup(literary) dark-green pigment used in ancient times for painting eyebrows; same as [[蛾绿|蛾綠|e2 lu:4]]
- 衣蛾 yī'é clothes mothclothes moth, an insect whose larvae eat clothing and fur
- 诱蛾灯 yòu'édēng insect-killing lampa lamp used to lure and kill moths or other harmful insects
- 透翅蛾 tòuchì'é clearwing motha type of moth in the Sesiidae family characterized by wings that are largely free of scales and appear transparent
- 青蛾 qīng'é eyebrows of a young womandelicate black eyebrows of a beautiful woman, resembling the antennae of a moth
- 黛蛾 dài'é eyebrowsa woman's dark-painted, beautiful eyebrows; by extension, a beautiful woman
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- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH