snail; any terrestrial mollusk with a spiral shell, characterized by having two pairs of tentacles and leaving a trail of slime

a tiny or cramped living space; used as a polite way to refer to one's own home, often comparing it to a snail's shell

a screw that meshes with a gear wheel in a gear mechanism; a worm gear

a gear with special teeth designed to mesh with a [[蜗杆|蝸桿|wo1 gan3]] to transmit motion between non-intersecting shafts

to move or advance at a snail's pace

Puny or insignificant fame; literally meaning fame as small as the horns of a snail.

(bound form) the round window or fenestra cochleae in the middle ear

to revolve, spiral, or whirl like the patterns on a snail shell

a surgically implanted electronic device that provides a sense of sound to a person who is profoundly deaf or severely hard of hearing

(metaphor) people who cannot afford to buy their own home and must rent; literally "snails without shells"

The spiral-shaped part of the inner ear that contains the hearing organ; named for its resemblance to a snail shell

the ant fights and the snail contends; used to describe trivial disputes or insignificant conflicts

(abbreviation) a minor or trivial dispute, referring to a battle on the horns of a snail

dwelling as tiny as a snail's shell; used as a humble way to refer to one's own small or simple home

worm-gear pair; worm and worm gear

(literary) the slimy trail left by a crawling snail, named for its resemblance to curved seal script characters

a modest or small home, like a snail shell; often used as a humble way to refer to one's own dwelling

shellfish; specifically the freshwater snail [[河贝子|河貝子|he2 bei4 zi5]]

to move extremely slowly or make very slow progress, literally meaning to crawl like a snail and plod like an ox

snails' tentacles; used to describe something extremely small or insignificant

A trivial dispute over minor interests; literally "a struggle between two kingdoms on the horns of a snail".

insignificant struggle or dispute over trivial matters; literally a battle on the horns of a snail

(bound form) a child's hairstyle shaped like a snail's shell