蒼蠅

See also: 苍蝇

Chinese

 
dark blue; fly; musca
dark blue; fly; musca; deep green
fly; musca
trad. (蒼蠅)
simp. (苍蝇)

Pronunciation


Noun

蒼蠅

  1. (literal) housefly; fly (Classifier: m)
    那些甩動尾巴驅趕蒼蠅 [MSC, trad.]
    那些甩动尾巴驱赶苍蝇 [MSC, simp.]
    Nàxiē niú shuǎidòngzhe wěiba qūgǎn cāngying. [Pinyin]
    The cattle were swinging their tails to disperse the flies.
  2. (figurative) low-ranking corrupt employee

Synonyms

  • (housefly):

Derived terms

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