穿山甲
chuān shān jiǎ
Pinyin

Definition

穿山甲
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chuān shān jiǎ
  1. pangolin (Manis pentadactylata)
  2. scaly ant-eater

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

山
Shān
  1. 1 surname Shan
指甲
zhǐ jia
  1. 1 fingernail
江山
Jiāng shān
  1. 1 Jiangshan county level city in Quzhou 衢州[Qú zhōu], Zhejiang
甲
jiǎ
  1. 1 first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shí tiān gān]
  2. 2 (used for an unspecified person or thing)
  3. 3 first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc)
  4. 4 letter "A" or roman "I" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
  5. 5 armor plating
  6. 6 shell or carapace
  7. 7 (of the fingers or toes) nail
  8. 8 bladed leather or metal armor (old)
  9. 9 ranking system used in the Imperial examinations (old)
  10. 10 civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲[bǎo jiǎ] system (old)
  11. 11 ancient Chinese compass point: 75°
穿
chuān
  1. 1 to wear
  2. 2 to put on
  3. 3 to dress
  4. 4 to bore through
  5. 5 to pierce
  6. 6 to perforate
  7. 7 to penetrate
  8. 8 to pass through
  9. 9 to thread

Idioms (20)

一山不容二虎
yī shān bù róng èr hǔ
  1. 1 lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us
  3. 3 (of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive
一眼看穿
yī yǎn kàn chuān
  1. 1 to see through something at first glance (idiom)
不识泰山
bù shí Tài Shān
  1. 1 can't recognize Mt Taishan (idiom); fig. not to recognize a famous person
不显山不露水
bù xiǎn shān bù lù shuǐ
  1. 1 lit. to not show the mountain and to not reveal the water (idiom); fig. to hide the key facts
他山之石可以攻玉
tā shān zhī shí kě yǐ gōng yù
  1. 1 lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside
  2. 2 to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively

Sample Sentences

有个客户一个劲要请我们吃野味。他点了穿山甲、蜥蜴、娃娃鱼、猫头鹰，我之前都没好好看过这些动物，更别提吃了。而且，我觉得这样特别残酷，多可爱的动物，怎么忍心吃它们呢？
yǒu ge kèhù yī ge jìn yào qǐng wǒmen chī yěwèi 。tā diǎn le chuānshānjiǎ 、xīyì 、wáwayú 、māotóuyīng ，wǒ zhīqián dōu méi hǎohāo kàn guo zhèxiē dòngwù ，gèng biétí chī le 。érqiě ，wǒ juéde zhèyàng tèbié cánkù ，duō kěài de dòngwù ，zěnme rěnxīn chī tāmen ne ？
There was a client who was constantly trying to take us out for game foods. He ordered pangolin, lizard, giant salamander, and owl. I hadn't even seen these animals, let alone eaten them. And, I think eating such cute animals is really cruel. How can people bear to eat them?
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