n. (Hira=へび, Kata=ヘビ) snake, serpent, scaly legless reptile with a long narrow body

n. (Trad=蛇, Pinyin=she2) snake, serpent

n. (Simp=蛇, Pinyin=she2) snake, serpent

qiang2 long2 bu4 ya1 di4 tou2 she2
A powerful dragon cannot crush a snake in its old haunts.
Even a powerful man cannot crush a local bully.

da3 cao3 jing1 she2
Hitting the grass to startle the snakes.
Originally, this expression was used to describe an evil person who was punished as a warning to others of his kind. Nowadays it means to act rashly and attract the enemy.

bei1 gong1 she2 ying3
Mistaking the bow's shadow in the cup for a snake.
Said of unfounded suspicion and imaginary fears. Being afraid of shadows.

hua4 she2 tian1 zu2
Draw a snake with feet.
A figure of speech to describe adding something that does not exist or to do something redundantly. Wasting time on something superfluous. Compare with 画龙点睛 (hua4 long2 dian3 jing1).