蛔蟲

See also: 蛔虫 and 回虫

Chinese

		roundworm; Ascaris lumbricoides	animal; insect
trad. (蛔蟲)		蛔	蟲
simp. (蛔虫)		蛔	虫

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): huíchóng

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄔㄨㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wui⁴ cung⁴
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hôe-thiông / hôe-thâng
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶we-zon

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: huíchóng
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄔㄨㄥˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: huéichóng
  - Wade–Giles: hui²-chʻung²
  - Yale: hwéi-chúng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hweichorng
  - Palladius: хуэйчун (xuejčun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: huíchóngr
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄔㄨㄥˊㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: huéichóngr
  - Wade–Giles: hui²-chʻung²-ʼrh
  - Yale: hwéi-chúngr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hweichorngl
  - Palladius: хуэйчунр (xuejčunr)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊ̃ɻ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: wui⁴ cung⁴
  - Yale: wùih chùhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wui⁴ tsung⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: wui⁴ cung⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wuːi̯²¹ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hôe-thiông
  - Tâi-lô: huê-thiông
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hoe'tioong
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Xiamen): /hue²⁴⁻²² tʰiɔŋ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hôe-thâng
  - Tâi-lô: huê-thâng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hoe'taang
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hue²³⁻³³ tʰaŋ²³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /hue²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰaŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hue¹³⁻²² tʰaŋ¹³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶we-zon
  - MiniDict: we^去 zon
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³hhue-zon
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦue²² zoŋ⁴⁴/

Noun

蛔蟲

giant roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides); roundworm; intestinal worm
(figurative) mindreader; someone who knows what another person is thinking

Synonyms

(giant roundworm): (Sichuan) 螬蟲／螬虫, (Hakka) 豺蟲／豺虫; (Jin) 盜食蟲／盗食虫; (Hokkien) 蝒蟲／蝒虫

Derived terms

肚子裡的蛔蟲 / 肚子里的蛔虫 (dùzi lǐ de huíchóng)
肚裡蛔蟲 / 肚里蛔虫
蛔蟲病 / 蛔虫病 (huíchóngbìng)
蛔蟲症 / 蛔虫症

Japanese

Kanji in this term
蛔	蟲
かい Hyōgai	ちゅう Hyōgai
kan'on

For pronunciation and definitions of 蛔蟲 – see the following entry.

【回虫かいちゅう】

[noun] (pathology) roundworm, intestinal worm, worms of the order Ascaridida.

Alternative spellings
蛔虫, カイチュウ

(This term, 蛔蟲, is the kyūjitai of an alternative spelling (蛔虫) of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
蛔	蟲

Noun

蛔蟲 • (hoechung) (hangeul 회충)

hanja form^? of 회충