蟲蟲

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Chinese

		animal; insect	animal; insect
trad. (蟲蟲)		蟲	蟲
simp. (虫虫)		虫	虫
alternative forms		爞爞

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Etymology

Sino-Tibetan; cognate with 融 (OC *luŋ, “hot air, steam, heat”), Burmese လောင် (laung, “burn, scald”) (Schuessler, 2007).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chóngchóng, tóngtóng

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄔㄨㄥˊ, ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cung⁴ cung⁴ / tung⁴ tung⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chóngchóng
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄔㄨㄥˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chóngchóng
  - Wade–Giles: chʻung²-chʻung²
  - Yale: chúng-chúng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chorngchorng
  - Palladius: чунчун (čunčun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: tóngtóng
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: tóngtóng
  - Wade–Giles: tʻung²-tʻung²
  - Yale: túng-túng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: torngtorng
  - Palladius: тунтун (tuntun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰʊŋ³⁵ tʰʊŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: cung⁴ cung⁴ / tung⁴ tung⁴
  - Yale: chùhng chùhng / tùhng tùhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsung⁴ tsung⁴ / tung⁴ tung⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: cung⁴ cung⁴ / tung⁴ tung⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰʊŋ²¹ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹/, /tʰʊŋ²¹ tʰʊŋ²¹/

Adjective

蟲蟲

Alternative form of 爞爞
1. to steam
2. stifling; suffocating
  - 旱既大甚、蘊隆蟲蟲。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
    旱既大甚、蕴隆虫虫。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]
    From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
    Hàn jì dàshèn, yùn lóng tóngtóng.
    The drought is excessive; its fervours become more and more tormenting.

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