蜻蛉

qīnglíng
  1. damselfly
  2. lacewing

CEDICT

  1. (literary) dragonfly
  2. dragonfly

Wiktionary

动物名。昆虫纲蜻蛉目。形似蜻蜓，但前翅的前缘稍短，不能飞远。

重編國語辭典

蜻蜓

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 蜻 qīng see 蜻蜓 qīngtíng
2 蛉 líng sandfly

Containing this entry

剑走蜻蛉 jiànzǒuqīnglíng
  1. the sword moves like a dragon-fly (modern idiom)
  2. fig. unexpected winning move
  3. unconventional gambit
草蜻蛉 cǎoqīnglíng green lacewing
蜻蛉目 qīnglíngmù Odonata, order consisting of about 6,000 species of dragonflies and damselflies