螟蛉

MEANING

1. 壹名noun

   green rice caterpillar or similar insect larva

   • mínglíngshìyīzhǒnghàichóng.

     螟蛉是一种害虫。🔊

     The sphinx moth is a type of harmful insect.

2. 貳名noun

   adopted son (Etymology: Wasps of a particular species take caterpillars to their nest as food for their offspring, but it was mistakenly believed that the wasps were raising the caterpillars as their own young.)

   • tābúshìwǒdeqīnshēngérzi,tāshìwǒdemínglíng.

     他不是我的亲生儿子，他是我的螟蛉。🔊

     He is not my biological son; he is my adopted son.