蝇蛆

蠅蛆

yíngqū

noun

Meanings

1 fly maggot
2 fly larva

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

垃圾桶里爬满了蝇蛆。

Lājītǒng lǐ pámǎn le yíngqū.

The trash can is crawling with maggots.

HSK 7-9

有些养殖场专门培育蝇蛆当饲料。

Yǒuxiē yǎngzhíchǎng zhuānmén péiyù yíngqū dāng sìliào.

Some farms specifically raise fly maggots for feed.

Tips

register

Neutral biology term for fly larvae. In everyday speech people just say 蛆; 蝇蛆 is a bit more formal and specifies the parent species (蝇 = 'fly').

Stroke Order

蝇 yíng

蛆 qū