蛔蟲
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Chinese
| roundworm; Ascaris lumbricoides | animal; insect | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (蛔蟲) | 蛔 | 蟲 | |
| simp. (蛔虫) | 蛔 | 虫 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): wui4 cung4
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hôe-thiông / hôe-thâng
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 6we-zon
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄔㄨㄥˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: huéichóng
- Wade–Giles: hui2-chʻung2
- Yale: hwéi-chúng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hweichorng
- Palladius: хуэйчун (xuejčun)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄔㄨㄥˊㄦ
- Tongyong Pinyin: huéichóngr
- Wade–Giles: hui2-chʻung2-ʼrh
- Yale: hwéi-chúngr
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hweichorngl
- Palladius: хуэйчунр (xuejčunr)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊ̃ɻ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: wui4 cung4
- Yale: wùih chùhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: wui4 tsung4
- Guangdong Romanization: wui4 cung4
- Sinological IPA (key): /wuːi̯²¹ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hôe-thiông
- Tâi-lô: huê-thiông
- Phofsit Daibuun: hoe'tioong
- IPA (Quanzhou, Xiamen): /hue²⁴⁻²² tʰiɔŋ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hôe-thâng
- Tâi-lô: huê-thâng
- Phofsit Daibuun: hoe'taang
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /hue²³⁻³³ tʰaŋ²³/
- IPA (Taipei): /hue²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰaŋ²⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /hue¹³⁻²² tʰaŋ¹³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
- Wu
Noun
蛔蟲
- giant roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides); roundworm; intestinal worm
- (figurative) mindreader; someone who knows what another person is thinking
Synonyms
Derived terms
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 蛔 | 蟲 |
| かい Hyōgaiji |
ちゅう Hyōgaiji |
| kan’on | |
| For pronunciation and definitions of 蛔蟲 – see the following entry. | ||
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| (This term, 蛔蟲, is the kyūjitai of an alternative spelling (蛔虫) of the above term.) |
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 蛔 | 蟲 |