蟒蛇
mǎng shé
Pinyin

Definition

蟒蛇
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mǎng shé
  1. python
  2. boa

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

蛇
shé
  1. 1 variant of 蛇[shé]
丈八蛇矛
zhàng bā shé máo
  1. 1 ancient spear-like weapon 18 Chinese feet 尺[chǐ] in length, with a wavy spearhead like a snake's body,
地头蛇
dì tóu shé
  1. 1 local bully
  2. 2 tyrant
  3. 3 regional mafia boss
打草惊蛇
dǎ cǎo jīng shé
  1. 1 lit. beat the grass to scare the snake (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to inadvertently alert an enemy
  3. 3 to punish sb as a warning to others
牛鬼蛇神
niú guǐ shé shén
  1. 1 evil monsters
  2. 2 (fig.) bad characters
  3. 3 (political) bad elements
画蛇添足
huà shé tiān zú
  1. 1 lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous
  2. 2 to overdo it
白蛇传
Bái Shé Zhuàn
  1. 1 Tale of the White Snake
  2. 2 Madame White Snake
眼镜蛇
yǎn jìng shé
  1. 1 cobra
虎头蛇尾
hǔ tóu shé wěi
  1. 1 lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
蛇年
shé nián
  1. 1 Year of the Snake (e.g. 2001)
蛇形
shé xíng
  1. 1 S-shaped
  2. 2 serpentine
  3. 3 coiled like a snake
蛇皮
shé pí
  1. 1 snake skin
蛇胆
shé dǎn
  1. 1 snake gall (used in TCM)
蝰蛇
kuí shé
  1. 1 forest or meadow viper (Vipera russelii siamensis or similar)
蟒蛇
mǎng shé
  1. 1 python
  2. 2 boa
人蛇
rén shé
  1. 1 illegal immigrant
大蛇丸
Dà shé wán
  1. 1 Orochimaru, Japanese folktale hero
  2. 2 Orochimaru, character in the Naruto manga series
巨蟒
jù mǎng
  1. 1 python
杯弓蛇影
bēi gōng shé yǐng
  1. 1 lit. to see a bow reflected in a cup as a snake (idiom); fig. unnecessary suspicions
  2. 2 overly fearful
毒蛇
dú shé
  1. 1 viper

Idioms (14)

一年被蛇咬十年怕井绳
yī nián bèi shé yǎo shí nián pà jǐng shéng
  1. 1 bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom); once bitten twice shy
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳
yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo , shí nián pà jǐng shéng
  1. 1 once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope
  2. 2 once bitten, twice shy (idiom)
人心不足蛇吞象
rén xīn bù zú shé tūn xiàng
  1. 1 a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom)
佛口蛇心
fó kǒu shé xīn
  1. 1 words of a Buddha, heart of a snake (idiom); two-faced
  2. 2 malicious and duplicitous
引蛇出洞
yǐn shé chū dòng
  1. 1 lit. to pull a snake from its hole
  2. 2 to expose a malefactor (idiom)
强龙不压地头蛇
qiáng lóng bù yā dì tóu shé
  1. 1 lit. strong dragon cannot repress a snake (idiom); fig. a local gangster who is above the law
打草惊蛇
dǎ cǎo jīng shé
  1. 1 lit. beat the grass to scare the snake (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to inadvertently alert an enemy
  3. 3 to punish sb as a warning to others
打蛇不死，后患无穷
dǎ shé bù sǐ , hòu huàn wú qióng
  1. 1 if you beat the snake without killing it, endless evils will ensue (idiom)
杯弓蛇影
bēi gōng shé yǐng
  1. 1 lit. to see a bow reflected in a cup as a snake (idiom); fig. unnecessary suspicions
  2. 2 overly fearful
画蛇添足
huà shé tiān zú
  1. 1 lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous
  2. 2 to overdo it
虎头蛇尾
hǔ tóu shé wěi
  1. 1 lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
虚与委蛇
xū yǔ wēi yí
  1. 1 to feign civility (idiom)
龙蛇混杂
lóng shé hùn zá
  1. 1 lit. dragons and snakes mingle (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a mix of good people and scumbags
龙头蛇尾
lóng tóu shé wěi
  1. 1 lit. dragon's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish

Sample Sentences

现在有将近两万条。种类也很多，五步蛇，眼镜蛇，大蟒蛇，什么都有。你们看，这里就是养眼镜蛇的。
xiànzài yǒu jiāngjìn liǎng wàn tiáo 。zhǒnglèi yě hěn duō ，wǔbùshé ，yǎnjìngshé ，dàmǎngshé ，shénme dōu yǒu 。nǐmen kàn ，zhèlǐ jiùshì yǎng yǎnjìngshé de 。
Right now we have approximately 20,000. There are many different kinds: pit vipers, cobras, pythons, all kinds. Look, here is the place we raise cobras.
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