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卵黄腺
luǎn huáng xiàn
Pinyin
Definition
卵黄腺
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luǎn huáng xiàn
vitelline glands
vitellaria (in biology)
Related Words
(20)
乳腺
rǔ xiàn
1
mammary gland
乳腺癌
rǔ xiàn ái
1
breast cancer
卵
luǎn
1
egg
2
ovum
3
spawn
4
(coll.) testicles
5
(old) penis
6
(expletive) fucking
腮腺
sāi xiàn
1
parotid gland
2
saliva gland in cheek
乳腺炎
rǔ xiàn yán
1
mastitis
前列腺
qián liè xiàn
1
prostate
前列腺素
qián liè xiàn sù
1
prostaglandin
卵子
luǎn zǐ
1
ovum
卵巢
luǎn cháo
1
ovary
卵磷脂
luǎn lín zhī
1
lecithin (phospholipid found in egg yolk)
受精卵
shòu jīng luǎn
1
fertilized ovum
扁桃腺
biǎn táo xiàn
1
tonsil
排卵
pái luǎn
1
to ovulate
杀鸡取卵
shā jī qǔ luǎn
1
lit. to kill the chicken to get the eggs (idiom)
2
fig. to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
汗腺
hàn xiàn
1
sweat gland
泪腺
lèi xiàn
1
Lacrimal gland
甲状腺
jiǎ zhuàng xiàn
1
thyroid gland
皮脂腺
pí zhī xiàn
1
epidermal sebaceous glands
2
skin oil gland
胰腺
yí xiàn
1
pancreas
胰腺炎
yí xiàn yán
1
pancreatitis
Idioms
(6)
事危累卵
shì wēi lěi luǎn
1
lit. the matter has become a pile of eggs (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
以卵击石
yǐ luǎn jī shí
1
lit. to strike a stone with egg (idiom); to attempt the impossible
2
to invite disaster by overreaching oneself
危如累卵
wēi rú lěi luǎn
1
precarious as pile of eggs (idiom); ready to fall and break at any moment
2
in a dangerous state
杀鸡取卵
shā jī qǔ luǎn
1
lit. to kill the chicken to get the eggs (idiom)
2
fig. to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
覆巢之下无完卵
fù cháo zhī xià wú wán luǎn
1
lit. when the nest is upset no egg is left intact (idiom)
2
fig. when one falls in disgrace the whole family is doomed
覆巢无完卵
fù cháo wú wán luǎn
1
lit. when the nest overturns no egg remains intact
2
no member escapes unscathed from a family disaster (idiom)
Sample Sentences