green rice caterpillar or similar insect larva

• mínglíngshìyīzhǒnghàichóng.

  螟蛉是一种害虫。🔊

  The sphinx moth is a type of harmful insect.

adopted son (Etymology: Wasps of a particular species take caterpillars to their nest as food for their offspring, but it was mistakenly believed that the wasps were raising the caterpillars as their own young.)

• tābúshìwǒdeqīnshēngérzi,tāshìwǒdemínglíng.

  他不是我的亲生儿子，他是我的螟蛉。🔊

  He is not my biological son; he is my adopted son.

green rice caterpillar or similar insect larva

• mínglíngshìyīzhǒnghàichóng.

  螟蛉是一种害虫。🔊

  The sphinx moth is a type of harmful insect.

adopted son (Etymology: Wasps of a particular species take caterpillars to their nest as food for their offspring, but it was mistakenly believed that the wasps were raising the caterpillars as their own young.)

• tābúshìwǒdeqīnshēngérzi,tāshìwǒdemínglíng.

  他不是我的亲生儿子，他是我的螟蛉。🔊

  He is not my biological son; he is my adopted son.