Snake

蛇

Snake

Pronuciaion:
she ( Putonghua, 2nd tone )
se ( Cantonese, 4th tone )

Meaning: Snake



蛇 are 爬蟲類動物 ( pa chong lei dong wu = crawl worm type animal = reptiles )
涼血 ( liang xue = cool blood = cold blooded )
冬眠 ( dong mian = winter sleep = hibernate )
眼鏡蛇 ( yan jing she = eye mirror [ spectacles ] snake = cobras.
蛇羹 ( she geng = snake soup / broth )
蛇宴 ( she yan = snake banquet = dinners using snake meat as ingredient ) are autumn specialties in southern China.

蛇 symbolizes 魔鬼 ( mo gui = evil devil ghost = the Devil ) or evil/cruel/sly people.
蛇蠍心腸 ( she xie xin chang = snake scorpion heart intestines ) describes evil hearted people.
蛇蠍美人 (she xie mei ren = snake scorpion beautiful person ) are attractive women with evil motives / plans.
蛇鼠一窩 ( she shu yi wo = snake rat one nest ) describes bad people teaming / colluding together.

by: Raymond Mok 莫坤雄