piāo​xiāo

mantis egg capsule

  • created reference approved 螵蛸 → 海螵蛸 (abbreviation) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    螵蛸 piāo​xiāo

    海螵蛸 hǎi​piāo​xiāo

    abbreviation

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

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  • created sense approved 螵蛸 · piāo​xiāo · mantis egg capsule — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    螵蛸

    piāo​xiāo

    mantis egg capsule

    The protective egg case or ootheca of a praying mantis, used in traditional Chinese medicine

    螵 (opaque) → 螵 · piāo · [egg case] 蛸 (opaque) → 蛸 · xiāo · [mantis egg case]

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  • created sense approved 螵蛸 · piāo​xiāo · cuttlebone — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    螵蛸

    piāo​xiāo

    cuttlebone

    (abbreviation) A cuttlebone, especially when used as a medicine.

    螵 (literal) → 螵 · piāo · [egg case] 蛸 (literal) → 蛸 · xiāo · [mantis egg case]

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

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