less common word for dragonfly 蜻蜓
Definitionless common word for dragonfly 蜻蜓
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to skim / lightly touching the water (as the dragonfly in the idiom 蜻蜓點水|蜻蜓点水) / skin-deep
Definitionlightly touching the water (as the dragonfly in the idiom 蜻蜓點水|蜻蜓点水)
dragonfly
Headword or pronunciation蜻蜓
lit. the dragon-fly shakes the stone tower (idiom) / fig. to overestimate one's capabilities
Headword or pronunciation蜻蜓撼石柱
Odonata, order consisting of about 6,000 species of dragonflies and damselflies
Headword or pronunciation蜻蜓目
lit. the dragonfly touches the water lightly / superficial contact (idiom)
Headword or pronunciation蜻蜓点水
Chamaeleon (constellation)
Headword or pronunciation堰蜓座
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