蟾蜍 (chán chú) — toad; (in Chinese mythology) the toad in the moon; the moon (poetic)

Definition

Examples

• 这只蟾蜍的皮肤很粗糙。
  Zhè zhī chán chú de pí fū hěn cū cāo.
  This toad's skin is very rough.
• 传说中月亮上有一只蟾蜍。
  Chuán shuō zhōng yuè liang shàng yǒu yì zhī chán chú.
  Legend says there is a toad on the moon.
• 古诗中常用蟾蜍来指代月亮。
  Gǔ shī zhōng cháng yòng chán chú lái zhǐ dài yuè liang.
  In classical poetry, 蟾蜍 is often used to refer to the moon.