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Trad. 蛇島
- Shedao or Snake island in Bohai sea 渤海 off Lüshun 旅順|旅顺 on the tip of the Liaoning peninsula, small rocky island famous for snakes
Trad. 蛇鵰
- (bird species of China) crested serpent eagle (Spilornis cheela)
Trad. 蛇島蝮
- Snake island viper (Gloydius shedaoensis), feeding on migrating birds
- (slang) (pun on 神經病|神经病[shen2 jing1 bing4]) crazy person
- nutjob
- Deinagkistrodon acutus, a species of venomous pit viper (lit. "five-pace snake" – supposedly, a person bitten by it can only walk five steps before succumbing to the venom)
- hop (Humulus lupulus), climbing plant whose flower cones are used in brewing beer
- Orochimaru, Japanese folktale hero
- Orochimaru, character in the Naruto manga series
Trad. 龍頭蛇尾
- lit. dragon's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
- Yamata no Orochi, serpent with eight heads and eight tails from mythological section of Nihon Shoki (Chronicles of Japan)
Trad. 虎頭蛇尾
- lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
Trad. 竹葉青蛇
- Trimeresurus stejnegeri (poisonous snake)
Trad. 畫蛇添足
- lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous
- to overdo it
- evil monsters
- (fig.) bad characters
- (political) bad elements
- lit. to pull a snake from its hole
- to expose a malefactor (idiom)
Trad. 筆走龍蛇
- lit. the brush flows with the fluidity of a dragon or snake (idiom)
- fig. (of brushwork, esp for calligraphy) lively; vigorous
- ancient spear-like weapon 18 Chinese feet 尺[chi3] in length, with a wavy spearhead like a snake's body
Trad. 三索錦蛇
- copperhead race (Elaphe radiata), kind of snake
Trad. 打草驚蛇
- lit. beat the grass to scare the snake (idiom)
- fig. to inadvertently alert an enemy
- to punish sb as a warning to others
Trad. 蛇蠍美人
- beautiful but dangerous woman; femme fatale
- words of a Buddha, heart of a snake (idiom); two-faced
- malicious and duplicitous
- lit. to see a bow reflected in a cup as a snake (idiom); fig. unnecessary suspicions
- overly fearful
- Snake island viper (Gloydius shedaoensis), feeding on migrating birds
Trad. 龍蛇混雜
- lit. dragons and snakes mingle (idiom)
- fig. a mix of good people and scumbags
Trad. 黑腹蛇鵜
- (bird species of China) oriental darter (Anhinga melanogaster)
Trad. 人蛇集團
- human smuggling syndicate
- snakehead gang
Trad. 印度眼鏡蛇
- Indian cobra (Naja naja)
Trad. 蛇綠混雜岩
- ophiolite (geology)
Trad. 蛇綠混雜岩帶
- ophiolite belt (geology)
Trad. 矮腳白花蛇利草
- see 白花蛇舌草[bai2 hua1 she2 she2 cao3]
- a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom)
Trad. 強龍不壓地頭蛇
- lit. strong dragon cannot repress a snake (idiom); fig. a local gangster who is above the law
Trad. 打蛇不死，後患無窮
- (idiom) if you beat the snake without killing it, endless evils will ensue