喷毒眼镜蛇

噴毒眼鏡蛇

pēndúyǎnjìngshé

noun

Measure Word

一条喷毒眼镜蛇 tiáo

Meanings

1 spitting cobra
2 venom-spitting cobra (genus Naja, spitting species)

Characters

to spray, spurt

Examples

喷毒眼镜蛇能把毒液喷到三米外。

Pēndú yǎnjìngshé néng bǎ dúyè pēn dào sān mǐ wài.

A spitting cobra can spray its venom up to three meters away.

非洲的喷毒眼镜蛇尤其危险。

Fēizhōu de pēndú yǎnjìngshé yóuqí wēixiǎn.

African spitting cobras are particularly dangerous.

Tips

memory

Compositional and literal: 喷 (spit/spray) + 毒 (venom) + 眼镜蛇 (cobra). Once you know 眼镜蛇 = "spectacles snake" (named for the hood pattern), you can decode the whole compound.

Stroke Order

喷 pēn

毒 dú

眼 yǎn

镜 jìng

蛇 shé