地鳖

地鱉

dìbiē

noun

Measure Word

一只地鳖 zhī

Meanings

1 Chinese ground beetle (Eupolyphaga sinensis)
2 ground cockroach used in TCM

Characters

soft-shelled turtle / here: beetle

Examples

地鳖是一味常用中药。

Dìbiē shì yīwèi chángyòng zhōngyào.

The ground beetle is a commonly used Chinese medicinal.

农民把地鳖晒干卖给药店。

Nóngmín bǎ dìbiē shàigān mài gěi yàodiàn.

Farmers dry the ground beetles and sell them to pharmacies.

Tips

culture

Also called 土鳖虫 tǔbiēchóng in TCM — used dried for treating blood stasis (活血化瘀). 土鳖 has also become internet slang for 'country bumpkin', so context matters.

Stroke Order

地 dì

鳖 biē