僧帽水母

sēngmàoshuǐmǔ
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 Portuguese man o' war (Physalia physalis)

Examples

Sēngmào shuǐmǔ de chùshǒu yǒu jùdú, qiè wù chùpèng.
The tentacles of the Portuguese man o' war are highly venomous — do not touch them.
Hǎitān shàng piāo lái le jǐ zhī sēngmào shuǐmǔ.
A few Portuguese man o' war have drifted onto the beach.

Tips

memory
Literally 'monk's-hat jellyfish' — the gas-filled float resembles the hood of a monk's cowl. Strictly speaking, it's not a single jellyfish but a siphonophore: a colony of specialised polyps living as one organism.

Stroke Order

sēng
mào
shuǐ