WordTaiwan frequency #22,141
殺蟲劑
ㄕㄚ ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄧˋ
“insecticide; pesticide used to kill harmful insects in agriculture and the environment”
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殺
ㄕㄚ
to kill; to murder; to attack; to weaken; to reduce; to smart; extremely
蟲
ㄔㄨㄥˊ
Insects, worms, or other crawling creatures; can refer to animals generally in ancient usage; also used figuratively for a contemptible person or as a surname.
劑
ㄐㄧˋ
A medicinal or chemical preparation made by mixing ingredients; a specific quantity or dose of medicine; classifier for doses of medicine.
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- 自殺ㄗˋ ㄕㄚto kill oneself; to commit suicide; to attempt suicide.
- 昆蟲ㄎㄨㄣ ㄔㄨㄥˊinsect; a general term for bugs and insects.
- 殺死ㄕㄚ ㄙˇto kill; to cause death; to put to death
- 殺害ㄕㄚ ㄏㄞˋto murder; to kill unlawfully or intentionally.
- 謀殺ㄇㄡˊ ㄕㄚto murder; to kill intentionally; premeditated killing of another person
- 殺手ㄕㄚ ㄕㄡˇkiller; murderer; hit man; (sports) formidable player; (Taiwan, of a celebrity) fan idolized by devoted fans
- 幼蟲ㄧㄡˋ ㄔㄨㄥˊ(entomology) larva; the early developmental stage of an insect or other invertebrate, before metamorphosis.
- 螢火蟲ㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄔㄨㄥˊfirefly; glowworm; lightning bug; small flying beetle whose abdomen glows at night; beneficial to agriculture by eating pests
- 屠殺ㄊㄨˊ ㄕㄚto slaughter; to massacre; to kill large numbers of people or animals.
- 殺掉ㄕㄚ ㄉㄧㄠˋto kill; to cause the death of a person or living thing.
- 劑量ㄐㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄤˋdosage; the amount of medicine prescribed for a patient; also the quantity of radiation or chemical reagent used.
- 謀殺案ㄇㄡˊ ㄕㄚ ㄢˋmurder case; homicide case; criminal investigation involving unlawful killing