a type of flightless beetle used in traditional medicine; also known as [[地鳖|地鱉|di4 bie1]]

Literally "a turtle in a jar"; describes someone or something that is completely trapped and has no way to escape

literally to catch a turtle in a jar; used to describe a target that is already trapped or something that is certain to be captured

The Chinese ground beetle (Eupolyphaga sinensis); an insect with a flat, brownish-black body used in traditional medicine.

giant water bug; an aquatic insect with a flat oval body and hook-like front legs used for hunting small fish and insects

wattle-necked softshell turtle (Palea steindachneri)

Yangtze giant softshell turtle (Rafetus swinhoei), a critically endangered species

tadpole shrimp, a type of freshwater crustacean resembling a small horseshoe crab

strychnine; a bitter, highly poisonous crystalline alkaloid used as a pesticide and formerly in medicine

A type of marine mollusk with an oval body and a shell composed of multiple plates, found clinging to rocks in the intertidal zone.

to do something in a fit of pique or to act out of spite; a variant form of the phrase meaning to be stubborn or resentful

a lame turtle can travel a thousand miles; metaphor meaning that even a person with limited ability can achieve great things through steady and unremitting effort

(bound form) an ancient leather bag used for carrying wine or liquor

the operculum or lid of a turban snail shell, sometimes used in traditional medicine or as a decorative item

a segmented worm that lives in water and sucks blood; common name for [[水蛭|水蛭|shui3 zhi4]]

the shell of a fresh-water soft-shell turtle used in Chinese medicine

to hide oneself or avoid a situation out of fear; to behave in a cowardly manner

the edible gelatinous fringe around the edge of a softshell turtle's shell, considered a delicacy; also called [[鳖边|鱉邊|bie1 bian1]]

(dialect) the edible gelatinous fringe of a softshell turtle's carapace

(idiom) like the soft-shell turtle responding to the call of the giant turtle; describes the king and his ministers being in perfect harmony or acting with one mind

Literally "a tortoise laughing at a soft-shelled turtle for having no tail", used to describe someone who mocks others for faults that they also possess.

The biological order of reptiles comprising turtles, tortoises, and terrapins; characterized by a bony or cartilaginous shell developed from their ribs.