Chinese–Uyghur
百足之虫,死而不僵
Meaning in Uyghur
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مىڭئاياغ ئۆلمەيدۇ، ئۆلسىمۇ قاتمايدۇ【bǎi zú zhī chóng sǐ ér bù jiāng】
【解释】
原指马陆这种虫子被切断致死仍然蠕动的现象(《本草纲目·马陆》:弘景曰:‘此虫甚多,寸寸断之,亦便寸行。故《鲁连子》云:“百足之虫,死而不僵”’)。现用来比喻人或集团虽已失败,但其势力和影响依然存在(多含贬义)。
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