Chinese
Pronunciation
- Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
- Wugniu: 6mi-tsy-zon
- MiniDict: mi去 tsy zon
- Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): 3mi-tsr-zon
- Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /mi²² t͡sz̩⁵⁵ zoŋ²¹/
Noun
米蛀蟲
- (Wu) rice weevil
- (Wu, figurative) good-for-nothing; freeloader
Synonyms
- (rice weevil): 米蟲/米虫 (mǐchóng), 米象 (mǐxiàng), 穀牛/谷牛 (gǔniú); (dialectal Mandarin, dialectal Wu) 牛子 (niúzǐ); (Hokkien) 米𧉟, 米蚼