Chinese–English
螵蛸
piāo xiāo · piao xiao
Same in simplified and traditional Chinese
Meaning
CC-CEDICT- ootheca, i.e. eggs in their capsule, of a praying mantis (used in TCM)
- cuttlebone (abbr. for 海螵蛸 [hǎi piāo xiāo])
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