Word: 蝨子 (shīzi)

蝨子 is how 虱子 is written in traditional characters. These are the example sentences on the site that use it, written the same way.

Simplified: 虱子

蝨子 dictionary entry

shīzi: louse (Pediculus humanus)

Full dictionary entry for 蝨子

Example sentences using 蝨子

6 sentences, showing page 1 of 1.

大和尚給小和尚捉蝨子,一個廟里的蝨

dà héshang gěi xiǎo héshang zhuō shīzi,yí gè miào lǐ de shī

a senior monk picking lice off a junior monk: lice from one temple
山大壓不住泉水，牛大壓不死蝨子

shān dà yā búzhù quánshuǐ, niú dà yā bù sǐ shīzi

a big mountain can't hold down a spring; a big ox can't crush a louse
牛大壓不死蝨子

niú dà yā bù sǐ shīzi

however big the ox, it can't crush a louse to death
禿子頭上的蝨子，明擺著

tūzi tóushàng de shīzi, míngbǎizhe

a louse on a bald man's head: plainly laid out
老虎頭上的蝨子,惹不起

lǎohǔ tóushàng de shīzi,rěbùqǐ

a louse on a tiger's head: can't be provoked
虎頭上捉蝨子，自己找死

hǔtóu shang zhuō shīzi, zìjǐ zhǎosǐ

catching lice on a tiger's head: asking for death