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蟾蜍
Simplified
蟾蜍
Traditional
蟾蜍
Pinyin
chán chú
Definition
toad
院子
里
有
只
蟾蜍
Yuànzi lǐ yǒu zhī chán chú
There's a toad in the yard
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蜍
chú
Bufo vulgaris; toad
蟾
chán
toad ("chán" represents the sound of its croaking); (mythology) the three-legged toad said to exist in the moon; (metonym) the moon
爪蟾
zhuǎ chán
Xenopus (type of frog)
蟾宫折桂
chán gōng zhé guì
lit. plucking a branch of osmanthus from the Toad Palace (i.e. the moon); fig. to succeed in the imperial examination
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