虫子 (chóng zi) literally combines 虫 (chóng), m

'益虫' literally means 'beneficial insect' — the

‘昆虫’ (kūn chóng) is the standard Mandarin te

‘破茧成蝶’ literally means ‘to break out of the

‘恋蝶’ is a poetic, literary compound noun meani

彩蝶 literally combines 彩 (cǎi), meaning 'color'

‘蝶变’ literally means 'butterfly transformation

Butterfly stroke (dié yǒng) is one of the four c

Butterfly is a compound noun formed by two charact

‘Mìjiàn’ (蜜饯) literally combines ‘mì’ (ho

‘Fēnglàmì’ literally combines three character

‘蜜语’ literally combines ‘蜜’ (mì), meaning

‘Mìtáo’ literally means 'honey peach'—combini

‘蜜月’ (mìyuè) literally means ‘honey month’

蜂蜜 literally means 'bee-honey' — 蜂 (fēng) mea

Beeswax (fēng là) is a natural wax produced by h

蜂巢 (fēng cháo) literally means 'bee nest' —

蜂王 (fēng wáng) literally means 'bee king' but

‘马蜂’ (mǎ fēng) literally means ‘horse bee’

‘蜜蜂’ (mì fēng) literally combines ‘蜜’ (m

'属蛇' literally means 'belongs to the Snake' and

‘蛇蝎心肠’ (shé xiē xīn cháng) is a vivid, f

'Draw a snake and add legs' is a classic Chinese i

牛鬼蛇神 literally means 'ox demons, ghosts, snake

'Snake venom' (shé dú) is a toxic substance prod

‘蛇形’ (shé xíng) literally combines ‘snake’

‘霓虹’ (ní hóng) literally means ‘secondary r

虹彩 (hóng cǎi) literally combines 虹 (hóng), m

气贯长虹 literally means 'qi surging through the l

The word hóngmó literally combines hóng (rainbo

虹吸 (hóng xī) literally means 'rainbow suction'

Cháng hóng (长虹) literally means 'long rainbow'

亏损 (kuī sǔn) is a noun meaning 'loss'—most co

'Xū jīng' literally combines 'xū' (empty, false

‘藏历’ (Zànglì) literally means ‘Tibetan cale

'Zàngyào' (Tibetan medicine) refers to the tradi

‘Zàngwén’ (Tibetan script) refers to the uniqu

藏语 (Zàngyǔ) literally combines 藏 (Zàng), ref

‘藏族’ (Zàngzú) is a compound noun meaning ‘T

‘荐书’ (jiàn shū) literally combines ‘荐’ (t