寄生蟲

See also: 寄生虫

Chinese

		to live as a parasite; to be parasitic; to live off others to live as a parasite; to be parasitic; to live off others; to live by taking advantage of others	animal; insect
trad. (寄生蟲)		寄生	蟲
simp. (寄生虫)		寄生	虫

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jìshēngchóng

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˋ ㄕㄥㄔㄨㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gei³ sang¹ cung⁴ / gei³ saang¹ cung⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ki-sâng-chhùng
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): kì-seng-thiông / kì-sng-thiông / kià-seng-thâng / kià-sng-thâng / kià-siⁿ-thâng / kià-seⁿ-thâng

(Teochew, Peng'im): gia³ sên¹ tang⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jìshēngchóng
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˋ ㄕㄥㄔㄨㄥˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jìshengchóng
  - Wade–Giles: chi⁴-shêng¹-chʻung²
  - Yale: jì-shēng-chúng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jihshengchorng
  - Palladius: цзишэнчун (czišɛnčun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jìshēngchóngr
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˋ ㄕㄥㄔㄨㄥˊㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jìshengchóngr
  - Wade–Giles: chi⁴-shêng¹-chʻung²-ʼrh
  - Yale: jì-shēng-chúngr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jihshengchorngl
  - Palladius: цзишэнчунр (czišɛnčunr)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊ̃ɻ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gei³ sang¹ cung⁴ / gei³ saang¹ cung⁴
  - Yale: gei sāng chùhng / gei sāang chùhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gei³ sang¹ tsung⁴ / gei³ saang¹ tsung⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: géi³ seng¹ cung⁴ / géi³ sang¹ cung⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kei̯³³ sɐŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹/, /kei̯³³ saːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ki-sâng-chhùng
  - Hakka Romanization System: gi sang^ˊ cung^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gi⁴ sang¹ cung²
  - Sinological IPA: /ki⁵⁵ saŋ²⁴ t͡sʰuŋ¹¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kì-seng-thiông
  - Tâi-lô: kì-sing-thiông
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kiesengtioong
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ki²¹⁻⁵³ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiɔŋ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kì-sng-thiông
  - Tâi-lô: kì-sng-thiông
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kiesngtioong
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ki⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sŋ̍³³ tʰiɔŋ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kià-seng-thâng
  - Tâi-lô: kià-sing-thâng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kiarsengtaang
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kia²¹⁻⁴¹ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰaŋ²³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kia¹¹⁻⁵³ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰaŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kia²¹⁻⁵³ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰaŋ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kià-sng-thâng
  - Tâi-lô: kià-sng-thâng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kiarsngtaang
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kia⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sŋ̍³³ tʰaŋ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kià-siⁿ-thâng
  - Tâi-lô: kià-sinn-thâng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kiarsvi'taang
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kia²¹⁻⁵³ sĩ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰaŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kia¹¹⁻⁵³ sĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰaŋ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kià-seⁿ-thâng
  - Tâi-lô: kià-senn-thâng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kiarsve'taang
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kia²¹⁻⁵³ sɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² tʰaŋ¹³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kia²¹⁻⁴¹ sẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰaŋ²³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: gia³ sên¹ tang⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kià seⁿ thâng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kia²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sẽ³³⁻²³ tʰaŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

寄生蟲

(biology) parasite
(figurative) satirizing people who don't work, but exploit others
整天遊手好閒，只會欺壓鄰里的寄生蟲，遭人唾棄。 [MSC, trad.]
整天游手好闲，只会欺压邻里的寄生虫，遭人唾弃。 [MSC, simp.]
Zhěngtiān yóushǒuhǎoxián, zhǐ huì qīyā línlǐ de jìshēngchóng, zāo rén tuòqì. [Pinyin]
A parasitic layabout who spends the whole day loafing around and bullying the neighbours is despised by everyone.

Synonyms

寄生物 (jìshēngwù)

Derived terms

寄生蟲學 / 寄生虫学 (jìshēngchóngxué)
寄生蟲病 / 寄生虫病

References

“寄生蟲”, in 重編國語辭典修訂本 [Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary] (in Chinese), National Academy for Educational Research (Taiwan), 2021.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
寄	生	蟲
き Grade: 5	せい Grade: 1	ちゅう Hyōgai
on'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 寄生蟲 – see the following entry.

【寄生虫きせいちゅう】

[noun] parasite

(This term, 寄生蟲, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
寄	生	蟲

Noun

寄生蟲 • (gisaengchung) (hangeul 기생충)

hanja form^? of 기생충 (“parasite”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
寄	生	蟲

Noun

寄生蟲

chữ Hán form of kí sinh trùng (“parasite”)