caltrop in Chinese
caltrop in Chinese is 蒺藜 — caltrop means a metal object, usually small, with spikes arranged so that, when thrown onto the ground, one always faces up as a threat to pedestrians, horses, and vehicles (also used as a heraldic charge).
caltrop in Chinese
蒺藜
Pronounced: jí li
(weaponry) A metal object, usually small, with spikes arranged so that, when thrown onto the ground, one always faces up as a threat to pedestrians, horses, and vehicles (also used as a heraldic charge).
What does "caltrop" mean?
- noun A metal object, usually small, with spikes arranged so that, when thrown onto the ground, one always faces up as a threat to pedestrians, horses, and vehicles (also used as a heraldic charge).
- noun The starthistle, Centaurea calcitrapa, a plant with sharp thorns.
- noun Any of a number of flowering plants in the family Zygophyllaceae, including several members of the genus Kallstroemia and the species Tribulus terrestris, native to warm temperate and tropical regions.
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What is "caltrop" in Chinese?
"caltrop" in Chinese is 蒺藜. caltrop means: A metal object, usually small, with spikes arranged so that, when thrown onto the ground, one always faces up as a threat to pedestrians, horses, and vehicles (also used as a heraldic charge).
How do you pronounce 蒺藜?
"caltrop" in Chinese is 蒺藜, pronounced "jí li".
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