qiú​qí

longhorn beetle larva

  • created sense approved 蝤蛴/蝤蠐 · qiú​qí · longhorn beetle larva — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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    qiú​qí

    longhorn beetle larva

    (literary) the cylindrical, yellowish-white larva of a longhorn beetle that bores into tree trunks; a tree grub

    蝤 (opaque) → 蝤 · qiú · larva 蛴 (opaque) → 蛴/蠐 · qí · larva

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  • created sense approved 蝤蛴/蝤蠐 · qiú​qí · fair, smooth neck — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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    qiú​qí

    fair, smooth neck

    (classical) a metaphor for a woman's neck, describing it as being white, smooth, and beautiful, as in the Shijing

    蝤 (opaque) → 蝤 · qiú · larva 蛴 (opaque) → 蛴/蠐 · qí · larva

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