牡蛎 (牡蠣)
mǔ lì
Pinyin

Definition

牡蛎 (牡蠣)
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mǔ lì
  1. oyster

Character Decomposition

Related Words (7)

Mǔ dan
  1. 1 Mudan District of Heze City 菏澤市|菏泽市[Hé zé Shì], Shandong
  2. 2 Mutan township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Píng dōng Xiàn], Taiwan
  1. 1 (of a bird, animal or plant) male
  2. 2 key
  3. 3 hills
Mǔ dan Tíng
  1. 1 The Peony Pavilion (1598), play by Tang Xianzu 湯顯祖|汤显祖[Tāng Xiǎn zǔ]
Mǔ dan jiāng
  1. 1 Mudanjiang prefecture level city in Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hēi lóng jiāng] in northeast China
mǔ lì
  1. 1 oyster

Idioms (7)

牝牡骊黄
pìn mǔ lí huáng
  1. 1 a black stallion or possibly a yellow mare (idiom); don't judge by outward appearance
牝鸡牡鸣
pìn jī mǔ míng
  1. 1 female chicken crows at daybreak (idiom); a woman usurps authority
  2. 2 women meddle in politics
  3. 3 The female wears the trousers.
牡丹虽好,全仗绿叶扶
mǔ dan suī hǎo , quán zhàng lǜ yè fú
  1. 1 Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.
牡丹虽好,全仗绿叶扶持
mǔ dan suī hǎo , quán zhàng lǜ yè fú chí
  1. 1 Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.
牡丹虽好,全凭绿叶扶持
mǔ dan suī hǎo , quán píng lǜ yè fú chí
  1. 1 Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.