scales (of fish, snakes etc)
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scale (of fish, reptiles etc)
(idiom) covered all over with cuts and bruises / beaten black and blue
fish scales
cuts and bruises like fish scales / terribly cut up
(bird species of China) streak-throated woodpecker (Picus xanthopygaeus)
row upon row
scaly / squamous
squamous cell carcinoma
scale / plate of armor
scaly wing / Lepidoptera (insect order including butterflies 蝶類|蝶类 and moths 蛾類|蛾类)
Lepidoptera (insect order including butterflies 蝶類|蝶类 and moths 蛾類|蛾类)
(bird species of China) scaly-breasted cupwing / scaly-breasted wren-babbler (Pnoepyga albiventer)
(bird species of China) scaly-bellied woodpecker (Picus squamatus)
(botany) bulb
lit. one scale and half a claw (idiom) / fig. only odd bits and pieces
see 大鱗大麻哈魚|大鳞大麻哈鱼[]
king salmon / Chinook salmon
(bird species of China) pygmy cupwing / pygmy wren-babbler (Pnoepyga pusilla)
lit. a dragon's scale from the east and a dragon's claw from the west / odds and ends (idiom)
capelin
(Chinese legend) a patch of scales on a dragon's neck that grow in the opposite direction, which when touched enrages the dragon / (fig.) sensitive subject or trigger issue that provokes a strong emotional reaction when sb's views on it are challenged
Definitions from CC-CEDICT · 125,326 source records · Release 2026-10-27