甲蟲

See also: 甲虫

Chinese

		1st heavenly stem; armour; shell	animal; insect
trad. (甲蟲)		甲	蟲
simp. (甲虫)		甲	虫

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiǎchóng

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄔㄨㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gaap³ cung⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎchóng
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄔㄨㄥˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎchóng
  - Wade–Giles: chia³-chʻung²
  - Yale: jyǎ-chúng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeachorng
  - Palladius: цзячун (czjačun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gaap³ cung⁴
  - Yale: gaap chùhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gaap⁸ tsung⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: gab³ cung⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːp̚³ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹/

Noun

甲蟲

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

Synonyms

(beetle):

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屎猴 (shǐhóu) (regional)
甲殼蟲 / 甲壳虫 (jiǎqiàochóng)
蛄仔 (Hakka)
龜仔 / 龟仔 (Hokkien)

(pangolin):

Dialectal synonyms of 穿山甲 (“pangolin”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		鯪鯉, 龍鯉
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		穿山甲, 鯪鯉
Taxonomic name		穿山甲
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	穿山甲
Northeastern Mandarin	Singapore	穿山甲
Southwestern Mandarin	Guiyang	穿山甲
Southwestern Mandarin	Liuzhou	穿山甲
Cantonese	Guangzhou	穿山甲
	Hong Kong	穿山甲
	Dongguan	穿山甲
Gan	Nanchang	穿山甲
	Pengze	鑽山甲
	Lichuan	穿山甲, 關穿
	Pingxiang	鱗鱗甲
Hakka	Meixian	鰱鯉
	Xingning	鰱鯉
	Huidong (Daling)	過山甲
	Nanxiong (Zhuji)	鱗甲
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	鰱鯉
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	甲鱗
	Changting	鰱鯉
	Longyan (Xiayang, Yongding)	穿山甲, 鰱鯉
	Wuping	鰱鯉
	Wuping (Pingyu)	鰱鯉
	Liancheng	鰱鯉
	Ninghua	鰱鯉
	Yudu	鱗甲
	Ruijin	鱗鯉
	Shicheng	鰱鯉
	Shangyou (Shexi)	鱗甲
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	鰱鯉
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	鰱鯉
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	鰱鯉
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	鰱鯉
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	鰱鯉
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	鰱鯉
	Singkawang	鰱鯉
Northern Min	Jian'ou	鯪鯉甲
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	鯪鯉
	Fuzhou (Changle)	鯪鯉
	Fuqing	鯪鯉
	Yongtai	鯪鯉
	Gutian	鯪鯉
	Fu'an	鯪鯉
	Ningde	鯪鯉
	Shouning	鯪鯉
	Zhouning	鯪鯉
	Fuding	鯪鯉
	Sibu (Minqing)	鯪鯉
Southern Min	Xiamen	鯪鯉, 步山虎
	Quanzhou	鯪鯉
	Jinjiang	鯪鯉
	Shishi	鯪鯉
	Zhangzhou	鯪鯉
	Taipei	鯪鯉
	Kaohsiung	鯪鯉
	Yilan	鯪鯉
	Penang (Hokkien)	鯪鯉
	Singapore (Hokkien)	鯪鯉
	Chaozhou	鯪鯉
	Shantou	鯪鯉
	Jieyang	鯪鯉
	Haifeng	鯪鯉
	Singapore (Teochew)	鯪鯉
	Leizhou	羅鯉鱗
	Haikou	鱗鯉鱗
Puxian Min	Putian	鯪鯉
Puxian Min	Xianyou	鯪鯉
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	穿山甲
Waxiang	Guzhang (Gaofeng)	山裡魚
Xiang	Hengyang	穿山子, 鯪甲
Xiangnan Tuhua	Jiangyong	甲蟲
Xiangnan Tuhua	Dong'an	鱗甲

Derived terms

六月甲蟲 / 六月甲虫 (liùyuè jiǎchóng)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (甲蟲):

→ Japanese: 甲(こう)虫(ちゅう) (kōchū)
→ Korean: 갑충(甲蟲) (gapchung)

Korean

Hanja in this term
甲	蟲

Noun

甲蟲 • (gapchung) (hangeul 갑충)

hanja form^? of 갑충 (“beetle”)