百足之虫
bǎi​zú​zhī​chóng

centipede

  • created sense approved 百足之虫/百足之蟲 · bǎi​zú​zhī​chóng · centipede — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    百足之虫 / 百足之蟲

    bǎi​zú​zhī​chóng

    centipede

    centipede; literally a hundred-legged insect; often used figuratively to describe an influential person or organization that maintains power even after being defeated

    百足 (literal) → 百足 · bǎi​zú · centipede 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · [possessive] 虫 (literal) → 虫/蟲 · chóng · insect

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

    created sense