kòu​tóu​chóng

click beetle

  • created reference approved 叩头虫/叩頭蟲 → 只/隻 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    叩头虫 / 叩頭蟲 kòu​tóu​chóng

    只 / 隻 zhī

    classifier

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

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  • created reference approved 叩头虫/叩頭蟲 → 磕头虫/磕頭蟲 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    叩头虫 / 叩頭蟲 kòu​tóu​chóng

    磕头虫 / 磕頭蟲 kē​tóu​chóng

    same_as

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  • created sense approved 叩头虫/叩頭蟲 · kòu​tóu​chóng · click beetle — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    叩头虫 / 叩頭蟲

    kòu​tóu​chóng

    click beetle

    A type of beetle that can snap its body to jump into the air or make a clicking sound that looks like it is bowing its head.

    叩头 (literal) → 叩头/叩頭 · kòu​tóu · to kowtow 虫 (literal) → 虫/蟲 · chóng · insect

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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  • created sense approved 叩头虫/叩頭蟲 · kòu​tóu​chóng · yes-man — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    叩头虫 / 叩頭蟲

    kòu​tóu​chóng

    yes-man

    A figurative term for a sycophant or a submissive person who constantly bows and scrapes to please their superiors.

    叩头 (literal) → 叩头/叩頭 · kòu​tóu · to kowtow 虫 (literal) → 虫/蟲 · chóng · [person type]

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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