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蝤蛴
qiú​qí

longhorn beetle larva

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
蝤蛴 蝤蠐 qiú​qí
longhorn beetle larva
(literary) the cylindrical, yellowish-white larva of a longhorn beetle that bores into tree trunks; a tree grub
fair, smooth neck
(classical) a metaphor for a woman's neck, describing it as being white, smooth, and beautiful, as in the Shijing

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  • 蛴 qí
  • 蝤 qiú
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