螟蛉之子 — “An adopted son”

螟蛉之子 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “an adopted son”. A foster child, especially one raised by someone who is not their biological parent.

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螟蛉之子 Pronunciation and Pinyin

Character	Pinyin	Strokes	Meaning
螟	míng	16	moth larva pest
蛉	líng	11	sandfly or adopted son
之	zhī	4	possessive or connective particle
子	zi	3	son, child, seed, small thing

尽管他们没有血缘关系，但他一直视这个螟蛉之子如己出，悉心培养。

Although they were not biologically related, he always treated this adopted son as his own, nurturing him with great care.

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What does 螟蛉之子 mean?

螟蛉之子 (míng líng zhī zi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “an adopted son”.

How do you pronounce 螟蛉之子?

螟蛉之子 is pronounced míng líng zhī zi in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 螟蛉之子?

螟蛉：绿色小虫，寄生蜂蜾赢常捕捉螟蛉，产卵在它们身体里，卵孵化后就拿螟蛉作食物。比喻义子