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Chinese
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animal; insect
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beast with long backbone; legless insect
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| trad. (蟲豸)
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蟲
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豸
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| simp. (虫豸)
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虫
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豸
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| alternative forms
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蟲𧒴／虫𧒴 Hokkien
蟲拖／虫拖 Hokkien
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Pronunciation
Noun
蟲豸
- (literary or Hokkien) insect; bug
螻蛄兮鳴東，蟊蠽兮號西。蛓緣兮我裳，蠋入兮我懷。蟲豸兮夾余，惆悵兮自悲。
蝼蛄兮鸣东，蟊蠽兮号西。蛓缘兮我裳，蠋入兮我怀。虫豸兮夹余，惆怅兮自悲。 - From: c. 2nd century, Wang Yi (王逸),《楚辭•九思•怨上》 (Nine Longings - Resentment against the Ruler)
- Lóugū xī míng dōng, máojié xī háo xī. Cì yuán xī wǒ cháng, zhú rù xī wǒ huái. Chóngzhì xī jiā yú, chóuchàng xī zìbēi.
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
去罷，蒼蠅們！雖然生著翅子，還能營營，總不會超過戰士的。你們這些蟲豸們！
去罢，苍蝇们！虽然生着翅子，还能营营，总不会超过战士的。你们这些虫豸们！ - From: 1925, March 21, Lu Xun,《戰士和蒼蠅》 (Fighters and Flies), translated by Yang Xianyi and Gladys Yang
- Qùba, cāngying men! Suīrán shēngzhe chìzi, hái néng yíngyíng, zǒng bùhuì chāoguò zhànshì de. Nǐmen zhèxiē chóngzhì men!
- Buzz off, flies! You may have wings and you may be able to hum, but you will never surpass a fighter, you insects!
- (derogatory) mean and worthless person; bastard (as a curse word)
Synonyms
- (insect): 昆蟲／昆虫 (kūnchóng)
Dialectal synonyms of
蟲子 (“insect; bug; worm (general term)”)
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Classical Chinese
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蟲, 蟲豸
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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蟲, 蟲子
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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蟲子, 蟲兒
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| Chengde
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蟲
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| Chifeng
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蟲子, 蟲
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| Hulunbuir (Hailar)
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蟲
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| Heihe
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蟲子
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| Qiqihar
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蟲子
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| Harbin
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蟲子
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| Jiamusi
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蟲兒
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| Baicheng
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蟲
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| Changchun
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蟲子
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| Tonghua
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蟲子
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| Shenyang
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蟲子
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| Jinzhou
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蟲
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| Singapore
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蟲
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| Jilu Mandarin
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Tianjin
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蟲子
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| Tangshan
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蟲
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| Cangzhou
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蟲子
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| Baoding
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蟲兒, 蟲子
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| Shijiazhuang
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蟲
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| Lijin
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蟲子
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| Jinan
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蟲, 蟲蟻兒
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| Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Dalian
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蟲兒
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| Dandong
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蟲
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| Yantai
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蟲子
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| Qingdao
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蟲子
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| Zhucheng
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蟲子
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| Central Plains Mandarin
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Lingbao
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蟲
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| Jining
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蟲兒
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| Wanrong
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蟲
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| Linfen
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蟲
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| Shangqiu
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蟲
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| Yuanyang
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蟲
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| Zhengzhou
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蟲
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| Xinyang
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蟲
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| Baihe
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蟲
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| Xi'an
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蟲
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| Baoji
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蟲
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| Tianshui
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蟲
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| Xining
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蟲
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| Xuzhou
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蟲子, 蟲
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| Fuyang
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蟲
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| Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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蟲
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| Lanzhou
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蟲
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| Dunhuang
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蟲
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| Hami
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蟲
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| Ürümqi
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蟲
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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蟲蟲兒
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| Nanchong
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蟲
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| Dazhou
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蟲蟲兒
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| Hanyuan
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蟲
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| Xichang
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蟲
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| Zigong
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蟲
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| Chongqing
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蟲
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| Wuhan
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蟲
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| Yichang
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蟲
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| Xiangyang
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蟲
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| Tianmen
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蟲, 蟲豸
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| Guiyang
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蟲蟲
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| Zunyi
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蟲
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| Bijie
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蟲
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| Liping
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蟲
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| Zhaotong
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蟲
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| Dali
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蟲
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| Kunming
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蟲
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| Mengzi
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蟲
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| Guilin
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蟲
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| Liuzhou
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蟲
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| Jishou
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蟲
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| Changde
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蟲
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| Hanzhong
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蟲
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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蟲
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| Yangzhou
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蟲
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| Lianyungang
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蟲
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| Lianshui
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蟲
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| Nantong
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蟲子, 蟲
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| Anqing
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蟲
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| Wuhu
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蟲子, 蟲
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| Hefei
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蟲
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| Hong'an
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蟲
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| Cantonese
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Hong Kong
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蟲
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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蟲蟻子
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| Huizhou
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Shexian
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蟲
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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蟲子, 牛牛
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| Yangyuan
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蟲子
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| Datong
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蟲
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| Xinzhou
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蟲子, 蟲蟲牛牛, 牛子, 牛牛子
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| Lüliang (Lishi)
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蟲
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| Changzhi
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蟲子, 圪蟲兒
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| Linhe
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蟲子
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| Jining
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蟲, 圪蟲
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| Hohhot
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蟲, 圪蟲
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| Erenhot
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蟲子, 圪蟲
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| Pingshan
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蟲子
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| Zhangjiakou
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蟲子
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| Handan
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蟲子
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| Linzhou
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蟲
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| Suide
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蟲
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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蟲, 蟲蟻
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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蟲, 蟲蟻, 蟲豸
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| Quanzhou
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蟲蟻, 蟲豸
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| Jinjiang
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蟲豸
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| Zhangzhou
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蟲蟻, 蟲豸
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| Tainan
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蟲, 蟲豸
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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蟲
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| Xiang
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Changsha
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蟲咬咬 childish
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Descendants
Korean
Noun
蟲豸 • (chungchi) (hangeul 충치)
- hanja form? of 충치 (“mean and worthless person”)