螟蛉
Word
green rice caterpillar or similar insect larva
míng líng
ming2ling2Meaning
- green rice caterpillar or similar insect larva CC-CEDICT
- 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.) CC-CEDICT