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shī louse
shī louse

Etymology phono-semantic

insect

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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这只狗有子。

Zhè zhī gǒu yǒu shīzi.

This dog has lice.

她的头发里发现了子。

Tā de tóufà lǐ fāxiànle shīzi.

Lice were found in her hair.

子会传播疾病。

Shīzi huì chuánbō jíbìng.

Lice can spread diseases.

我们要小心避免子。

Wǒmen yào xiǎoxīn bìmiǎn shīzi.

We need to be careful to avoid lice.

学校通知有头问题。

Xuéxiào tōngzhī yǒu tóushī wèntí.

The school notified about a head lice problem.

子寄生在动物毛发中。

Shīzi jìshēng zài dòngwù máofà zhōng.

Lice parasitize in animal fur.

由于卫生条件差,子容易滋生。

Yóuyú wèishēng tiáojiàn chà, shīzi róngyì zīshēng.

Due to poor sanitary conditions, lice easily breed.

研究人员正在研究子的抗药性。

Yánjiū rényuán zhèngzài yánjiū shīzi de kàngyàoxìng.

Researchers are studying the drug resistance of lice.

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