虾线 (蝦線)
xiā xiàn
Pinyin
Definition
虾线 (蝦線)
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- digestive tract of a shrimp
- sand vein
Character Decomposition
Idioms (7)
单丝不成线,独木不成林
- 1 one strand does not make a thread, one tree does not make a forest (idiom)
放长线钓大鱼
- 1 use a long line to catch a big fish (idiom); a long-term plan for major returns
断线风筝
- 1 a kite with cut string (idiom); fig. gone beyond recall
穿针引线
- 1 lit. to thread a needle (idiom); fig. to act as a go-between
虾兵蟹将
- 1 shrimp soldiers and crab generals (in mythology or popular fiction, the army of the Dragon King of the Eastern Sea)
- 2 useless troops (idiom)