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Talking Chinese English Dictionary

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IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
1 bàngbang4mussel; clam
2蚌壳 蚌殼 bàng bang4 ke2clamshell
3彩蚌 彩蚌 cǎi bàngcai3 bang4painted shell; painting on shell
4蛤蚌 蛤蚌 bàngge2 bang4clam
5河蚌 河蚌 bànghe2 bang4mussels; bivalves grown in rivers and lakes
6老蚌生珠 老蚌生珠 lǎo bàng shēng zhūlao3 bang4 sheng1 zhu1lit. an old oyster producing a pearl (idiom); fig. birthing a son at an advanced age
7象拔蚌 象拔蚌 xiàng bàngxiang4 ba2 bang4elephant trunk clam; geoduck (Panopea abrupta), large clam with a long proboscis (native to the west coast of North America)
8鹬蚌相争 鷸蚌相爭 bàng xiāng zhēngyu4 bang4 xiang1 zheng1lit. sandpiper and clam war together (and the fisherman catches both) (idiom); fig. neighbors who can't agree lose out to a third party
9鹬蚌相争,渔翁得利 鷸蚌相爭,漁翁得利 bàng xiāng zhēng , wēng yu4 bang4 xiang1 zheng1 , yu2 weng1 de2 li4lit. sandpiper and clam war together and the fisherman catches both (idiom); fig. neighbors who can't agree lose out to a third party
10鹬蚌相争渔翁得利 鷸蚌相爭漁翁得利 bàng xiāng zhēng wēng yu4 bang4 xiang1 zheng1 yu2 weng1 de2 li4lit. sandpiper and clam war together and the fisherman catches both (idiom); fig. neighbors who can't agree lose out to a third party
11哲蚌寺 哲蚌寺 zhé bàng Zhe2 bang4 si4Drepung monastery, Lhasa, Tibet