矛头蝮

矛頭蝮

máotóufù

noun

Measure Word

一条矛头蝮 tiáo

Meanings

1 fer-de-lance
2 lancehead viper (Bothrops)

Characters

Examples

矛头蝮是中南美洲最危险的毒蛇之一。

Máotóufù shì zhōng Nánměizhōu zuì wēixiǎn de dúshé zhīyī.

The fer-de-lance is one of the most dangerous venomous snakes in Central and South America.

矛头蝮的头部呈明显的三角形。

Máotóufù de tóubù chéng míngxiǎn de sānjiǎoxíng.

The fer-de-lance's head is distinctly triangular.

Tips

memory

Read it as 矛头 (spearhead) + 蝮 (pit viper): the head is as pointy and broad as a lance tip. The French name fer-de-lance — 'iron of the lance' — captures the same mental picture.

Stroke Order

矛 máo

头 tóu

蝮 fù