yíng
noun #27,350

Meanings

  1. 1 firefly
  2. 2 glow-worm

Examples

Xià yè lǐ, yíng zài cǎocóng zhōng fēiwǔ.
On summer nights, fireflies dance among the grass.
Yíng de guāngmáng suī xiǎo, què zhàoliàng le hēi'àn.
Though the firefly's light is small, it illuminates the darkness.

Tips

culture
(fireflies) hold a special place in Chinese poetry and culture, symbolizing perseverance under hardship. The idiom (jù yíng yìng xuě, 'collecting fireflies and reading by snow') describes studying under difficult conditions.

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