Common Meanings
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míng螟
The larva of various moths (e.g., rice stem borers, corn borers) that are agricultural pests, damaging crops.
田里的水稻遭受了螟虫的侵害。
The rice in the field suffered from the infestation of borers.
Mínglíng (螟蛉) refers to a green insect (larva of a pyralid moth) or, figuratively, an adopted child.
他们将这个无家可归的孩子收养，视如己出，真可谓是他们的螟蛉之子。
They adopted this homeless child and treated him as their own, truly making him their adopted son.