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- Odonata, order consisting of about 6,000 species of dragonflies and damselflies
- Odonata, order consisting of about 6,000 species of dragonflies and damselflies
Trad. 劍走蜻蛉
- the sword moves like a dragon-fly (modern idiom)
- fig. unexpected winning move
- unconventional gambit
Trad. 蜻蜓點水
- lit. the dragonfly touches the water lightly
- superficial contact (idiom)
- lit. the dragon-fly shakes the stone tower (idiom); fig. to overestimate one's capabilities
