蟻 (ngai5 | yi3) : ant

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蟻

ngai5

yi3

ant

Stroke count: 19

Level: 1

Radical: (#142)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

蟻 / 蚁

This word has been viewed 6240 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 20th Mar 2012 13:14

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紅火蟻 hung4 fo2 ngai5 hong2huo3yi3 = red fire ants (Solenopsis invicta)

螞蟻 maa5 ngai5 ma3 yi3 = ant

兵蟻 bing1 ngai5 bing1 yi3 = soldier ant; dinergate

蟻丘 ngai5 jau1 = anthill

白蟻 baak6 ngai5 bai2 yi3 = white ants, termites, termite

踹死蟻 caai2 sei2 ngai5 = [v] to walk slowly (lit., "trample ants to death")

周身蟻 zau1 san1 ngai5 = in deep shit 粵

一身蟻 jat1 san1 ngai5 yi1 shen1 yi3 = annoying; troublesome; in serious trouble

黃猄蟻 wong4 geng1 ngai5 = mangrove ants 粵

蛇蟲鼠蟻 se4 cung4 syu2 ngai5 she2 chong2 shu3 yi3 = little critters; insects and critters 粵

蟻民 ngai5 man4 yi3 min2 = low class citizens; low level citizens who do all the hard work 粵

蟻族 ngai5 zuk6 yi3 zu2 = ant tribe

如蟻附膻 jyu4 ngai5 fu6 saan1 ru2 yi3 fu4 shan1 = leaning on poweful people for support (lit., "like ants swarming to rank odors")

蟻多摟死象 ngai5 do1 lau1 sei2 zoeng6 = mass is strength 粵

螻蟻 lau4 ngai5 lou2 yi3 = non-entity; nobody

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 蟻
Unicode code for this character: U+87fb (off-site link)

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