| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
| 1 | 蛇 | 虵 | shé | she2 | snake; serpent; Classifiers: 条 ; variant of 蛇 | ||
| 2 | 毒蛇 | 毒蛇 | dú shé | du2 she2 | viper | ||
| 3 | 蛇精病 | 蛇精病 | shé jīng bìng | she2 jing1 bing4 | (slang) (pun on 神经病 ) crazy person; nutjob | ||
| 4 | 蛇矛 | 蛇矛 | shé máo | she2 mao2 | ancient spear-like weapon with a wavy spearhead like a snake's body | ||
| 5 | 蛇麻 | 蛇麻 | shé má | she2 ma2 | hops (Humulus lupulus) | ||
| 6 | 丈八蛇矛 | 丈八蛇矛 | zhàng bā shé máo | zhang4 ba1 she2 mao2 | ancient spear-like weapon 18 Chinese feet 尺 in length, with a wavy spearhead like a snake's body | ||
| 7 | 打蛇不死 | 打蛇不死 | dǎ shé bù sǐ | da3 she2 bu4 si3 | beat the snake to death or it will cause endless calamity (idiom); nip the problem in the bud | ||
| 8 | 虎头蛇尾 | 虎頭蛇尾 | hǔ tóu shé wěi | hu3 tou2 she2 wei3 | lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish | ||
| 9 | 黑眉蝮蛇 | 黑眉蝮蛇 | hēi méi fù shé | hei1 mei2 fu4 she2 | Snake island viper (Gloydius shedaoensis), feeding on migrating birds | ||
| 10 | 黑腹蛇鹈 | 黑腹蛇鵜 | hēi fù shé tí | hei1 fu4 she2 ti2 | (bird species of China) oriental darter (Anhinga melanogaster) | ||
| 11 | 佛口蛇心 | 佛口蛇心 | fó kǒu shé xīn | fo2 kou3 she2 xin1 | words of a Buddha, heart of a snake (idiom); two-faced; malicious and duplicitous | ||
| 12 | 毒蛇恶蝎 | 毒蛇惡蝎 | dú shé è xiē | du2 she2 e4 xie1 | poisonous snakes and scorpions (idiom) | ||
| 13 | 地头蛇 | 地頭蛇 | dì tóu shé | di4 tou2 she2 | local bully; tyrant; regional mafia boss | ||
| 14 | 大蛇丸 | 大蛇丸 | dà shé wán | Da4 she2 wan2 | Orochimaru, Japanese folktale hero; Orochimaru, character in the Naruto manga series | ||
| 15 | 打蛇不死，后患无穷 | 打蛇不死，後患無窮 | dǎ shé bù sǐ , hòu huàn wú qióng | da3 she2 bu4 si3 , hou4 huan4 wu2 qiong2 | if you beat the snake without killing it, endless evils will ensue (idiom) | ||
| 16 | 打草惊蛇 | 打草驚蛇 | dǎ cǎo jīng shé | da3 cao3 jing1 she2 | lit. beat the grass to scare the snake (idiom); fig. to inadvertently alert an enemy; to punish sb as a warning to others | ||
| 17 | 翠青蛇 | 翠青蛇 | cuì qīng shé | cui4 qing1 she2 | Entechinus major (kind of snake) | ||
| 18 | 长蛇座 | 長蛇座 | cháng shé zuò | Chang2 she2 zuo4 | Hydra (constellation) | ||
| 19 | 捕蛇者 | 捕蛇者 | bǔ shé zhě | bu3 she2 zhe3 | 捕蛇者 | ||
| 20 | 杯蛇市虎 | 杯蛇市虎 | bēi shé shì hǔ | bei1 she2 shi4 hu3 | to be extremely suspicious | ||
| 21 | 走笔龙蛇 | 走筆龍蛇 | zǒu bǐ lóng shé | zou3 bi3 long2 she2 | to write in a swift curling style (idiom) | ||
| 22 | 白蛇传 | 白蛇傳 | bái shé zhuàn | Bai2 She2 Zhuan4 | Tale of the White Snake; Madame White Snake | ||
| 23 | 白蛇 | 白蛇 | bái shé | bai2 she2 | White snake | ||
| 24 | 白花蛇舌草 | 白花蛇舌草 | bái huā shé shé cǎo | bai2 hua1 she2 she2 cao3 | Hedyotis diffusa | ||
| 25 | 白花蛇 | 白花蛇 | bái huā shé | bai2 hua1 she2 | long-nosed pit viper (agkistrodon acutus) |
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