蛾
Meanings
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- 1.(bound form) moth
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Wiktionary
- 1.moth (insect of the order Lepidoptera)
- 2.a surname
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Etymology
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *ŋaːl, *ŋralʔ): semantic 虫 (“insect”) + phonetic 我 (OC *ŋaːlʔ).
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Stroke order
Components
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Example sentences
雪松的氣味可以驅趕飛蛾。
The scent of cedar repels moths.
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Synonyms
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Derived terms
卷葉蛾卷叶蛾夜蛾天蛾天蠶蛾天蚕蛾尺蠖蛾巴蛾撲燈蛾扑灯蛾斜紋夜蛾斜纹夜蛾月形天蠶蛾月形天蚕蛾海蛾魚海蛾鱼淡掃蛾眉淡扫蛾眉煙夜蛾烟夜蛾燈蛾灯蛾燈蛾撲火灯蛾扑火畫黛彎蛾画黛弯蛾皓齒蛾眉皓齿蛾眉紅粉青蛾红粉青蛾
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Related words
蛾眉 (fig.) beautiful woman灯蛾 moth蛾子 moth蛾类 moth (family)蚕蛾 Chinese silkworm moth (Bombyx mori)飞蛾 moth尺蠖蛾 moth in family Geometridae木蠹蛾 wood moth蛾摩拉 Gomorrah妖蛾子 variant of 幺蛾子[yāo é zi]飞蛾投火 lit. like a moth flying into the fire (idiom); fig. to choose a path to certain destruction蛾眉皓齿 beautiful eyebrow and white teeth (idiom); lovely young woman