termite; white ant

ant

worker ant

soldier ant; dinergate

(bird species of China) Eurasian wryneck (Jynx torquilla)

anthill

queen ant

ant nest

"ant tribe", college graduates who endure cramped living conditions while trying to develop a career

ant nest

ant nest

formic acid

formaldehyde (HCHO)

newly hatched silkworm

lit. mole cricket and ants; fig. tiny individuals with no power

fire ant (Solenopsis invicta), an introduced species in China

ant bite (swollen, itchy bump); anthill; ant mound; (metonym) ant nest

ant nest

(coll.) tiny waist

ant-eater (several different species)

"ants climbing a tree", a Sichuan dish made with cellophane noodles 粉絲|粉丝[fen3 si1] and ground meat (so called because the particles of meat clinging to the noodles look like ants on the twigs of a tree); (sex position) man standing, woman clinging to his upper body; (erotic massage) full-body licking

like ants pursuing a stink (idiom); the mob chases the rich and powerful; the crowd runs after trash

lit. the ant fights, the snail contends (idiom); fig. petty squabbling

Ant Financial Services Group, an affiliate company of Alibaba 阿里巴巴[A1 li3 ba1 ba1]

(like) a cat on a hot tin roof; anxious; agitated

see 千里之堤，潰於蟻穴|千里之堤，溃于蚁穴[qian1 li3 zhi1 di1 , kui4 yu2 yi3 xue2]

(lit.) an ant hole may cause the collapse of a great dike (idiom); (fig.) huge damage may result from a moment's negligence