more expressions involving animal - bugs

more expressions involving animal - bugs

螞蟻／蚂蚁/mǎyǐ：

熱鍋上的螞蟻 /热锅上的蚂蚁/Rè guō shàng de mǎyǐ(as anxious as an ant on a hot wok)

蟻族 (the "Ants", young unemployed city dwellers reside in shabby places in Beijing)

蛇shé,、蝎子xiēzi、狐狸húlí (snake, scorpion, fox, symbol of cunning personality )

蛇蠍美人／蛇蝎美人 shéxiē měirén (beautiful but evil woman)

狐狸精 húlíjīng(fox disguised in human form; enchantress; pejorative accusation of the mistress)

馬＋牛 (analogy of industrious character)

作牛作馬／作牛作马 (work hard without complaint)

蚊子 / mosquito

蚊子館 (under-used space or building constructed with tax dollars, as a result of poor planning)

建好了以後沒得到充分的利用，養了大堆蚊子

鼠／shǔ /rats
鼠輩小人 villans

狼／láng／wolf
狼心狗肺 lángxīngǒufèi / ungrateful

expressions involving animals

羊：sheep, goat, lamb  替罪羊/代罪羔羊(Scapegoat)
牛：cow, cattle 黃牛(scalper n., fail to keep promise v.)，牛步 (sluggish)
蝸牛：snail 無殼蝸牛/无壳蜗牛 (snail without shell, those who do not have their own house)
雞：chicken 野雞車/野鸡车（unlicensed rickshaw or cab)
鴨：duck鴨子划水 (busily working behind the scene)
蝴蝶：butterfly 花蝴蝶 (butterfly, unfaithful lover)
狼：wolf 色狼 (sexual offender)
狗：dog, hound 走狗 (lackey)，狼心狗肺 (heartless and cruel)，鷹犬 same as 走狗
虎：tiger 母老虎 (tiger lady)
獅：lion 河東獅 (frightful wife)
龍/龙：dragon 望子成龍/龙，亞洲四小龍/龙 (Asia's four little tigers)
馬/马：horse 千里馬/马，千里駒/千里驹/qiānlǐ jū (“undiscovered” talented person)
鼠：mouse, rat 胆小如鼠 (cowardly, having no guts)