血吸蟲
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See also: 血吸虫
Chinese
| blood | trematode | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (血吸蟲) | 血 | 吸蟲 | |
| simp. (血吸虫) | 血 | 吸虫 | |
| anagram | 吸血蟲／吸血虫 | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄝˋ ㄒㄧ ㄔㄨㄥˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: syuèsichóng
- Wade–Giles: hsüeh4-hsi1-chʻung2
- Yale: sywè-syī-chúng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiuehshichorng
- Palladius: сюэсичун (sjuesičun)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕy̯ɛ⁵¹ ɕi⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, variant in Mainland)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄒㄧ ㄔㄨㄥˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: syuěsichóng
- Wade–Giles: hsüeh3-hsi1-chʻung2
- Yale: sywě-syī-chúng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheueshichorng
- Palladius: сюэсичун (sjuesičun)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕy̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; colloquial in Mainland)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄒㄧ ㄔㄨㄥˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: siěsichóng
- Wade–Giles: hsieh3-hsi1-chʻung2
- Yale: syě-syī-chúng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shieeshichorng
- Palladius: сесичун (sesičun)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hyut3 kap1 cung4
- Yale: hyut kāp chùhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: hyt8 kap7 tsung4
- Guangdong Romanization: hüd3 keb1 cung4
- Sinological IPA (key): /hyːt̚³ kʰɐp̚⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
血吸蟲
Usage notes
To those unfamiliar, this term may strike them as a blatant misnomer: 血 (xuè, “blood”) + 吸 (xī, “sucks”) + 蟲／虫 (chóng, “the bug”).