kē​tóu​chóng

click beetle

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

    磕头虫 / 磕頭蟲 kē​tóu​chóng

    叩头虫 / 叩頭蟲 kòu​tóu​chóng

    same_as

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 磕头虫/磕頭蟲 · kē​tóu​chóng · click beetle — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    磕头虫 / 磕頭蟲

    kē​tóu​chóng

    click beetle

    a type of beetle that can snap its body and leap into the air, making a clicking sound that looks like it is bowing its head

    磕头 (literal) → 磕头/磕頭 · kē​tóu · to kowtow 虫 (literal) → 虫/蟲 · chóng · insect

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 磕头虫/磕頭蟲 · kē​tóu​chóng · toady — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    磕头虫 / 磕頭蟲

    kē​tóu​chóng

    toady

    a person who is overly submissive to authority; a yes-man or fawning person

    磕头 (literal) → 磕头/磕頭 · kē​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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