地鱉蟲
Chinese
| animal; insect | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (地鱉蟲/地鼈蟲) | 地鱉/地鼈 | 蟲 | |
| simp. (地鳖虫) | 地鳖 | 虫 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: dìbiēchóng
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄧˋ ㄅㄧㄝ ㄔㄨㄥˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: dìbiechóng
- Wade–Giles: ti4-pieh1-chʻung2
- Yale: dì-byē-chúng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dihbiechorng
- Palladius: дибечун (dibečun)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ti⁵¹ pi̯ɛ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: dei6 bit3 cung4
- Yale: deih bit chùhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: dei6 bit8 tsung4
- Guangdong Romanization: déi6 bid3 cung4
- Sinological IPA (key): /tei̯²² piːt̚³ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Wu
Noun
地鱉蟲
- Chinese ground beetle (Eupolyphaga sinensis, used in traditional Chinese medicine to promote circulation and reduce blood stasis.)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 地鱉 (“ground beetle”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 地鱉, 土鱉 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 地鱉, 地鱉蟲 |
| Harbin | 土鱉 | |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 土鱉 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 土鱉 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 簸箕蟲, 地鱉 |
| Xi'an | 簸箕蟲 | |
| Xuzhou | 土鱉子 | |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 土鱉 |
| Ürümqi | 鞋底板 | |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 地烏龜, 地鱉蟲 |
| Wuhan | 地團魚 | |
| Guiyang | 地鱉蟲 | |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 土鱉 |
| Yangzhou | 地鱉蟲子 | |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 地鱉 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 土鱉 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 地蚻仔 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 土鱉, 土鱉蟲 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 缽缽蟲, 西瓜蟲 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 塗鱉 |
| Jinjiang | 塗𧑹 | |
| Zhangzhou | 塗鱉 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 地鱉蟲 |
| Shanghai (Chongming) | 地皮蟲 | |
| Suzhou | 地鱉蟲 | |
| Danyang | 地鱉蟲 | |
| Hangzhou | 地鱉蟲 | |
| Ningbo | 地鱉蟲 | |
| Jinhua | 地鱉蟲 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 土鱉 |