虫蜡 (蟲蠟)
chóng là
Pinyin

Definition

虫蜡 (蟲蠟)
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chóng là
  1. white wax from Chinese white wax bug (Ericerus pela)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

chóng
  1. 1 lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures
  2. 2 classifier: 条 tiáo
  3. 3 classifier: 只 zhī
  4. 4 person with a particular undesirable characteristic
chóng zi
  1. 1 insect
  2. 2 bug
  3. 3 worm
  4. 4 classifier: 条 tiáo
  5. 5 classifier: 只 zhī
là zhú
  1. 1 candle
  2. 2 classifier: 根 gēn
  3. 3 classifier: 支 zhī
là bǐ
  1. 1 crayon
Là bǐ Xiǎo xīn
  1. 1 Crayon Shin-chan (クレヨンしんちゃん), Japanese manga and anime series popular in China

Idioms (4)

吹灯拔蜡
chuī dēng bá là
  1. 1 lit. to blow out the lamp and put out the candle (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to die
  3. 3 to bite the dust
  4. 4 to be over and done with
味同嚼蜡
wèi tóng jiáo là
  1. 1 tastes as if one is chewing wax (idiom)
  2. 2 tasteless
  3. 3 insipid
夏虫不可以语冰
xià chóng bù kě yǐ yǔ bīng
  1. 1 a summer insect cannot discuss ice (idiom)
蜡烛两头烧
là zhú liǎng tóu shāo
  1. 1 to burn the candle at both ends (idiom)
  2. 2 to labor under a double burden