Xi shuai, Xī shuài: 2 definitions
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蟋蟀 [xī shuài] [xi shuai]—
1. Name of an animal. A member of the family Gryllidae (科 [ke]), order Orthoptera (直翅目 [zhi chi mu]), class Insecta (昆虫纲 [kun chong gang]), phylum Arthropoda (节肢动物 [jie zhi dong wu]). It has an elongated, cylindrical body, is blackish-brown in color, with long, slender antennae and enlarged hind legs, making it good at jumping. Male insects have sound-producing organs on their wings and produce sound by rubbing their two wings together. They are pugnacious by nature. Crickets are naturally photophobic, dwelling in soil or under rocks, feeding on plants, and are pests of agricultural crops. Also known as 'Lazy Woman' (懒妇 [lan fu]), 'Chirper' (蛐蛐儿 [qu qu er]), 'Qū Qū' (趋趋 [qu qu]), 'Urging Weaver' (促织 [cu zhi]), 'Singing Cricket' (吟蛩 [yin qiong]), and 'Prince' (王孙 [wang sun]).
2. The title of a chapter in the 'Odes of Tang' (唐风 [tang feng]) section of the 'Classic of Poetry' (诗经 [shi jing]). It consists of three stanzas. According to the 'Great Preface' (诗序 [shi xu]): 'Crickets satirize Duke Xi of Jin (晋僖公 [jin xi gong]).' Alternatively, it refers to a poem about feasting and revelry at the end of the year. The first two lines of the opening stanza are: 'Crickets are in the hall, the year is drawing to its close' (在堂 [zai tang]，岁聿其莫 [sui yu qi mo]).
蟋蟀：1.動物名。昆蟲綱直翅目蟋蟀科，屬節肢動物。體型圓長，為黑褐色，觸角細而長，後肢長大，善於跳躍。雄蟲翅上有發聲器，以兩翅摩擦而發聲。性好鬥。蟋蟀本性怕光，棲身於土中或石礫下，以植物為食，是農作物的害蟲。也稱為「懶婦」、「蛐蛐兒」、「趨趨」、「促織」、「吟蛩」、「王孫」。
2.《詩經．唐風》的篇名。共三章。根據〈詩序〉：「蟋蟀，刺晉僖公也。」或亦指歲暮宴樂之詩。首章二句為：「蟋蟀在堂，歲聿其莫。」
xī shuài:1. dòng wù míng. kūn chóng gāng zhí chì mù xī shuài kē, shǔ jié zhī dòng wù. tǐ xíng yuán zhǎng, wèi hēi hè sè, chù jiǎo xì ér zhǎng, hòu zhī zhǎng dà, shàn yú tiào yuè. xióng chóng chì shàng yǒu fā shēng qì, yǐ liǎng chì mó cā ér fā shēng. xìng hǎo dòu. xī shuài běn xìng pà guāng, qī shēn yú tǔ zhōng huò shí lì xià, yǐ zhí wù wèi shí, shì nóng zuò wù de hài chóng. yě chēng wèi “lǎn fù” ,, “qū qū ér” ,, “qū qū” ,, “cù zhī” ,, “yín qióng” ,, “wáng sūn” .
2. < shī jīng． táng fēng> de piān míng. gòng sān zhāng. gēn jù 〈shī xù〉: “xī shuài, cì jìn xī gōng yě.” huò yì zhǐ suì mù yàn lè zhī shī. shǒu zhāng èr jù wèi: “xī shuài zài táng, suì yù qí mò.”
xi shuai:1. dong wu ming. kun chong gang zhi chi mu xi shuai ke, shu jie zhi dong wu. ti xing yuan zhang, wei hei he se, chu jiao xi er zhang, hou zhi zhang da, shan yu tiao yue. xiong chong chi shang you fa sheng qi, yi liang chi mo ca er fa sheng. xing hao dou. xi shuai ben xing pa guang, qi shen yu tu zhong huo shi li xia, yi zhi wu wei shi, shi nong zuo wu de hai chong. ye cheng wei "lan fu" ,, "qu qu er" ,, "qu qu" ,, "cu zhi" ,, "yin qiong" ,, "wang sun" .
2. < shi jing. tang feng> de pian ming. gong san zhang. gen ju
蟋蟀 ts = xī shuài p refers to “cricket (insect)”.
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Partial matches: Shuai, Xi, Lu.
Full-text (+1): Shuai, Qu qu guan er, Jie qu, Dou xi shuai, Bang er tou, Qiong, Ri yue qi chu, Qiu chong, Liang qi, Ku xin, Ha ma dun, Jin ling zi, Yi yao, Chuti, Wang sun, You shen si yuan, Ao, Bai ru ku gu, Ju cu, Li zhong du.
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