(lit.) once bitten by a snake, one is scared all one's life at the mere sight of a rope (saying) / (fig.) once bitten, twice shy
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ancient spear-like weapon 18 Chinese feet 尺[] in length, with a wavy spearhead like a snake's body
copperhead race (Elaphe radiata), kind of snake
Deinagkistrodon acutus, a species of venomous pit viper (lit. "five-pace snake" – supposedly, a person bitten by it can only walk five steps before succumbing to the venom)
a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom)
illegal immigrant (esp. one smuggled across borders)
human smuggling syndicate / snakehead gang
words of a Buddha, heart of a snake (idiom) / two-faced / malicious and duplicitous
lizard
local bully / tyrant / regional mafia boss
king ratsnake (Elaphe carinata)
Year 6, year of the Snake (e.g. 2001)
lit. to pull a snake from its hole / to expose a malefactor (idiom)
lit. strong dragon cannot repress a snake (idiom) / fig. a local gangster who is above the law
(proverb) if you deal with a threat but fail to eliminate it, it may come back to harm you
lit. to see a bow reflected in a cup as a snake (idiom) / fig. unnecessary suspicions / overly fearful
Oriental rat snake (Ptyas mucosus)
slender and supple waist / lithe body / feminine pose
water snake / colubrid / racer
Oriental rat snake (Ptyas mucosus)
evil monsters / (fig.) bad characters / (political) bad elements
king ratsnake (Elaphe carinata)
long-nosed pit viper (agkistrodon acutus)
Hedyotis diffusa
see 白花蛇舌草[]
Trimeresurus stejnegeri (poisonous snake)
(lit.) the brush flows with the fluidity of a dragon or snake (idiom) / (fig.) (of brushwork, esp for calligraphy) lively / vigorous
Entechinus major (kind of snake)
(idiom) to feign civility
boa
Siberian pit viper (Gloydius halys) / pit viper
forest or meadow viper (Vipera russelii siamensis or similar)
many-banded krait (Bungarus multicinctus)
single-line formation (army) / fig. long line
(Tw) (slang) (loanword) loser
adder (zoology)
Snake island viper (Gloydius shedaoensis), feeding on migrating birds
(bird species of China) oriental darter (Anhinga melanogaster)
lit. dragons and snakes mingle (idiom) / fig. a mix of good people and scumbags
lit. dragon's head, snake's tail (idiom) / fig. a strong start but weak finish
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