蛇 shé, [虵], variant of 蛇[shé], snake/serpent/CL:條|条[tiáo] 毒蛇 dúshé, viper 眼镜蛇 yǎnjìngshé, [眼鏡蛇], cobra 响尾蛇 xiǎngwěishé, [響尾蛇], rattlesnake 蛇头 shétóu, [蛇頭], head of a snake/human smuggler 打草惊蛇 dǎcǎojīngshé, [打草驚蛇], lit. beat the grass to scare the snake (idiom)/fig. to inadvertently alert an en... 蟒蛇 mǎngshé, python/boa 蛇行 shéxíng, to creep/to zigzag/to meander/to weave 蛇毒 shédú, snake venom 蛇形 shéxíng, S-shaped/serpentine/coiled like a snake 画蛇添足 huàshétiānzú, [畫蛇添足], lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfl... 虎头蛇尾 hǔtóushéwěi, [虎頭蛇尾], lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish 水蛇 shuǐshé, water snake 引蛇出洞 yǐnshéchūdòng, lit. to pull a snake from its hole/to expose a malefactor (idiom) 地头蛇 dìtóushé, [地頭蛇], local bully/tyrant/regional mafia boss 蝰蛇 kuíshé, forest or meadow viper (Vipera russelii siamensis or similar) 蝮蛇 fùshé, venomous snake 蛇年 shénián, Year of the Snake (e.g. 2001) 牛鬼蛇神 niúguǐshéshén, evil monsters/(fig.) bad characters/(political) bad elements 蛇纹石 shéwénshí, [蛇紋石], serpentine (geology) 四脚蛇 sìjiǎoshé, [四腳蛇], lizard/common spoken equivalent of 蜥蜴[xī yì] 一年被蛇咬十年怕井绳 yīniánbèishéyǎoshíniánpàjǐngshéng, [一年被蛇咬十年怕井繩], bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom); once b... 丈八蛇矛 zhàngbāshémáo, ancient spear-like weapon 18 Chinese feet 尺[chǐ] in length, with a wavy spearhea... 三索锦蛇 sānsuǒjǐnshé, [三索錦蛇], copperhead race (Elaphe radiata), kind of snake 五步蛇 wǔbùshé, Deinagkistrodon, a venomous pit viper/also called five-paced viper (i.e. can gro... 人头蛇身 réntóushéshēn, [人頭蛇身], human head, snake's body/cf Nüwa 女媧氏|女娲氏[Nǚ wā shì] and Fuxi 伏羲氏[Fú Xī shì] in s... 人心不足蛇吞象 rénxīnbùzúshétūnxiàng, a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom) 人蛇 rénshé, illegal immigrant 人蛇集团 rénshéjítuán, [人蛇集團], human smuggling syndicate/snakehead gang 佛口蛇心 fókǒushéxīn, words of a Buddha, heart of a snake (idiom); two-faced/malicious and duplicitous 八岐大蛇 BāqíDàshé, Yamata no Orochi, serpent with eight heads and eight tails from mythological sec... 印度眼镜蛇 Yìndùyǎnjìngshé, [印度眼鏡蛇], Indian cobra (Naja naja) 大蛇丸 Dàshéwán, Orochimaru, Japanese folktale hero/Orochimaru, character in the Naruto manga ser... 巨蛇尾 jùshéwěi, serpens cauda 巨蛇座 Jùshézuò, Serpens (constellation) 巳蛇 sìshé, Year 6, year of the Snake (e.g. 2001) 强龙不压地头蛇 qiánglóngbùyādìtóushé, [強龍不壓地頭蛇], lit. strong dragon cannot repress a snake (idiom); fig. a local gangster who is ... 打蛇不死，后患无穷 dǎshébùsǐ,hòuhuànwúqióng, [打蛇不死，後患無窮], if you beat the snake without killing it, endless evils will ensue (idiom) 杯弓蛇影 bēigōngshéyǐng, lit. to see a bow reflected in a cup as a snake (idiom); fig. unnecessary suspic... 水蛇座 Shuǐshézuò, Hydrus (constellation) 水蛇腰 shuǐshéyāo, slender and supple waist/lithe body/feminine pose 游蛇 yóushé, water snake/colubrid/racer 滑鼠蛇 huáshǔshé, Oriental ratsnake (Ptyas mucosus) 白花蛇 báihuāshé, long-nosed pit viper (agkistrodon acutus) 白花蛇舌草 báihuāshéshécǎo, Hedyotis diffusa 白蛇传 BáiShéZhuàn, [白蛇傳], Tale of the White Snake/Madame White Snake 盐蛇 yánshé, [鹽蛇], (dialect) gecko 矮脚白花蛇利草 ǎijiǎobáihuāshélìcǎo, [矮腳白花蛇利草], see 白花蛇舌草[bái huā shé shé cǎo] 竹叶青蛇 zhúyèqīngshé, [竹葉青蛇], Trimeresurus stejnegeri (poisonous snake) 翠青蛇 cuìqīngshé, Entechinus major (kind of snake) 虚与委蛇 xūyǔwēiyí, [虛與委蛇], to feign civility (idiom) 蚺蛇 ránshé, boa 蛇夫座 Shéfūzuò, Ophiuchus (constellation) 蛇岛 Shédǎo, [蛇島], Shedao or Snake island in Bohai sea 渤海 off Lüshun 旅順|旅顺 on the tip of the Liaoni... 蛇岛蝮 Shédǎofù, [蛇島蝮], Snake island viper (Gloydius shedaoensis), feeding on migrating birds 蛇果 Shéguǒ, Red Delicious (a sort of apple) 蛇毒素 shédúsù, snake toxin 蛇皮 shépí, snake skin 蛇皮果 shépíguǒ, salak (Salacca zalacca) (fruit) 蛇矛 shémáo, ancient spear-like weapon with a wavy spearhead like a snake's body 蛇管 shéguǎn, flexible hose 蛇精病 shéjīngbìng, (slang) (pun on 神經病|神经病[shén jīng bìng]) crazy person/nutjob 蛇纹岩 shéwényán, [蛇紋岩], serpentine (geology) 蛇绿岩 shélǜyán, [蛇綠岩], ophiolite (geology) 蛇绿混杂 shélǜhùnzá, [蛇綠混雜], ophiolite melange (geology) 蛇绿混杂岩 shélǜhùnzáyán, [蛇綠混雜岩], ophiolite (geology) 蛇绿混杂岩带 shélǜhùnzáyándài, [蛇綠混雜岩帶], ophiolite belt (geology) 蛇胆 shédǎn, [蛇膽], snake gall (used in TCM) 蛇蒿 shéhāo, tarragon 蛇足 shézú, lit. legs on a snake/sth superfluous 蛇雕 shédiāo, [蛇鵰], (bird species of China) crested serpent eagle (Spilornis cheela) 蛇麻草 shémácǎo, hop (Humulus lupulus), climbing plant whose flower cones are used in brewing bee... 蛇龙珠 Shélóngzhū, [蛇龍珠], Cabernet Gernischt (grape type) 长蛇座 Chángshézuò, [長蛇座], Hydra (constellation) 长蛇阵 chángshézhèn, [長蛇陣], single-line formation (army)/fig. long line 鲁蛇 lǔshé, [魯蛇], (slang) loser (loanword) (Tw) 黄颔蛇 huánghànshé, [黃頷蛇], adder (zoology) 黑眉蝮蛇 hēiméifùshé, Snake island viper (Gloydius shedaoensis), feeding on migrating birds 黑腹蛇鹈 hēifùshétí, [黑腹蛇鵜], (bird species of China) oriental darter (Anhinga melanogaster) 龙头蛇尾 lóngtóushéwěi, [龍頭蛇尾], lit. dragon's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish 龙蛇混杂 lóngshéhùnzá, [龍蛇混雜], lit. dragons and snakes mingle (idiom)/fig. a mix of good people and scumbags