虫蜡
chóng là
Pinyin

Definition

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

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

虫
chóng
  1. 1 lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures
  2. 2 CL:條|条[tiáo],隻|只[zhī]
  3. 3 person with a particular undesirable characteristic
虫子
chóng zi
  1. 1 insect
  2. 2 bug
  3. 3 worm
  4. 4 CL:條|条[tiáo],隻|只[zhī]
蜡烛
là zhú
  1. 1 candle
  2. 2 CL:根[gēn],支[zhī]
蜡笔
là bǐ
  1. 1 crayon
蜡笔小新
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
味同嚼蜡
wèi tóng jiáo là
  1. 1 tastes as if one is chewing wax (idiom)
  2. 2 tasteless
  3. 3 insipid
幼虫
yòu chóng
  1. 1 larva
懒虫
lǎn chóng
  1. 1 (coll.) lazybones
打蜡
dǎ là
  1. 1 to wax (a car, floor etc)
昆虫
kūn chóng
  1. 1 insect
  2. 2 CL:隻|只[zhī],群[qún],堆[duī]
书虫
shū chóng
  1. 1 bookworm
杀虫剂
shā chóng jì
  1. 1 insecticide
  2. 2 pesticide
毛毛虫
máo mao chóng
  1. 1 caterpillar
毛虫
máo chóng
  1. 1 caterpillar
沙虫
shā chóng
  1. 1 sandworm
瓢虫
piáo chóng
  1. 1 ladybug
  2. 2 ladybird
甲壳虫
Jiǎ qiào chóng
  1. 1 the Beatles (1960s UK pop group)
石蜡
shí là
  1. 1 paraffin wax
米虫
mǐ chóng
  1. 1 rice weevil
  2. 2 (fig.) sponger
  3. 3 parasite
网虫
wǎng chóng
  1. 1 Internet addict

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

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