- 苍蝇 cāngying housefly
- 果蝇 guǒyíng fruit fly
- 蝇头小利 yíngtóuxiǎolì petty gainmeager profit; petty gain
- 苍蝇拍 cāngyingpāi flyswatter
- 无头苍蝇 wútóucāngying aimlessa metaphor for someone who is rushing around frantically without a clear purpose
- 蝇营狗苟 yíngyínggǒugǒu self-seekingto unscrupulously pursue personal gain by any means, like flies swarming around filth
- 苍蝇不叮无缝蛋 cāngyingbùdīngwúfèngdàn no smoke without firethere is no smoke without a fire; rumors or accusations usually have some basis in fact or arise from an individual's own flaws or mistakes
- 家蝇 jiāyíng houseflyhouse fly
- 蝇子 yíngzi housefly
- 如蝇逐臭 rúyíngzhúchòu sycophancylike flies pursuing a stink; used to describe people flocking toward the rich and powerful or pursuing unsavory and vulgar things
- 蝇虎 yínghǔ jumping spiderjumping spider (family Salticidae)
- 苍蝇老虎 cāngyinglǎohǔ jumping spidera jumping spider (named for its habit of pouncing on houseflies)
- 苍蝇座 Cāngyingzuò MuscaMusca (constellation)
- 毒蝇伞 dúyíngsǎn fly agaricfly Amanita or fly agaric (Amanita muscaria)
- 捕蝇草 bǔyíngcǎo Venus flytrapVenus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula)
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH