食蚁兽 (食蟻獸)
shí yǐ shòu
Pinyin

Definition

食蚁兽 (食蟻獸)
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shí yǐ shòu
  1. ant-eater (several different species)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

měi shí
  1. 1 culinary delicacy
  2. 2 fine food
  3. 3 gourmet food
líng shí
  1. 1 between-meal nibbles
  2. 2 snacks
shí
  1. 1 to eat
  2. 2 food
  3. 3 animal feed
  4. 4 eclipse
shí pǐn
  1. 1 foodstuff
  2. 2 food
  3. 3 provisions
  4. 4 classifier: 种 zhǒng
shí wù
  1. 1 food
  2. 2 classifier: 种 zhǒng

Idioms (20)

三旬九食
sān xún jiǔ shí
  1. 1 lit. to have only nine meals in thirty days (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of a family) on the brink of starvation
  3. 3 in dire straits
人为财死,鸟为食亡
rén wèi cái sǐ , niǎo wèi shí wáng
  1. 1 lit. human beings will die for riches, just as birds will for food (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. man will do anything in his means to become rich
因噎废食
yīn yē fèi shí
  1. 1 lit. not eating for fear of choking (idiom); fig. to cut off one's nose to spite one's face
  2. 2 to avoid sth essential because of a slight risk
宵衣旰食
xiāo yī gàn shí
  1. 1 to dress before light and not eat before dark (idiom)
  2. 2 diligently attending to official matters
寝食难安
qǐn shí nán ān
  1. 1 lit. cannot rest or eat in peace (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. extremely worried and troubled