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蚂蚱也是肉

mà zha yě shì ròudictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
lit. even a locust provides some nourishment (idiom) / fig. it's better than nothing
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-b2b3e0a759037530. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

螞蚱也是肉 蚂蚱也是肉 [ma4 zha5 ye3 shi4 rou4] /lit. even a locust provides some nourishment (idiom)/fig. it's better than nothing/

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Other forms in these source records: 螞蚱也是肉

  • 蚂
    mā

    used in 螞螂|蚂螂[mā láng]

    mǎ

    used in 螞蟥|蚂蟥[mǎ huáng] / used in 螞蟻|蚂蚁[mǎ yǐ]

    mà

    used in 螞蚱|蚂蚱[mà zha]

  • 蚱
    zhà

    grasshopper

  • 也
    yě

    also / too / as well / (not ...) either / (used after a verbal or nominal expression X to indicate that X is an extreme or unexpected case) even (X) / (literary) particle having functions similar to 啊[a]

    Yě

    surname Ye

  • 是
    shì

    to be (followed by substantives only) / correct / right / true / (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well / (adverb for emphatic assertion)

  • 肉
    ròu

    meat / flesh / pulp (of a fruit) / (coll.) (of a fruit) squashy / (of a person) flabby / irresolute / Kangxi radical 130

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