甲殼蟲

Chinese

		shell; carapace; crust	animal; insect
trad. (甲殼蟲)		甲殼	蟲
simp. (甲壳虫)		甲壳	虫

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiǎqiàochóng, jiǎkéchóng

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄑㄧㄠˋ ㄔㄨㄥˊ, ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄎㄜˊ ㄔㄨㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gaap³ hok³ cung⁴
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁷ciaq-khoq-zon

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎqiàochóng
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄑㄧㄠˋ ㄔㄨㄥˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎciàochóng
  - Wade–Giles: chia³-chʻiao⁴-chʻung²
  - Yale: jyǎ-chyàu-chúng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeachiawchorng
  - Palladius: цзяцяочун (czjacjaočun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎkéchóng
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄎㄜˊ ㄔㄨㄥˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎkéchóng
  - Wade–Giles: chia³-kʻo²-chʻung²
  - Yale: jyǎ-ké-chúng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeakerchorng
  - Palladius: цзякэчун (czjakɛčun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰɤ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gaap³ hok³ cung⁴
  - Yale: gaap hok chùhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gaap⁸ hok⁸ tsung⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: gab³ hog³ cung⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːp̚³ hɔːk̚³ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁷ciaq-khoq-zon
  - MiniDict: ciah^入 khoh zon
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁴jiaq-khoq-zon
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕiaʔ³³ kʰoʔ⁵⁵ zoŋ²¹/

Noun

甲殼蟲

beetle (any of numerous species of insect in the order Coleoptera)

Synonyms

屎猴 (shǐhóu) (regional)
甲蟲 / 甲虫 (jiǎchóng)
蛄仔 (Hakka)
龜仔 / 龟仔 (Hokkien)

Proper noun

甲殼蟲

(～樂隊) Alternative name for 披頭四／披头四 (Pītóusì, “Beatles”).
(Mainland China) Beetle (car)