蟲豸
See also: 虫豸
Chinese
| animal; insect | beast with long backbone; legless insect | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (蟲豸) | 蟲 | 豸 | |
| simp. (虫豸) | 虫 | 豸 | |
| alternative forms | 蟲𧒴／虫𧒴 Hokkien 蟲拖／虫拖 Hokkien | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): cung4 zi6
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): thâng-thōa / thâng-thǒa
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin: chóngzhì
- Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄓˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: chóngjhìh
- Wade–Giles: chʻung2-chih4
- Yale: chúng-jr̀
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chorngjyh
- Palladius: чунчжи (čunčži)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
- Homophones:
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重置
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: cung4 zi6
- Yale: chùhng jih
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsung4 dzi6
- Guangdong Romanization: cung4 ji6
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰʊŋ²¹ t͡siː²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thâng-thōa
- Tâi-lô: thâng-thuā
- Phofsit Daibuun: tangtoa
- IPA (Taipei): /tʰaŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰua³³/
- IPA (Xiamen): /tʰaŋ²⁴⁻²² tʰua²²/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰaŋ²³⁻³³ tʰua³³/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰaŋ¹³⁻²² tʰua²²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Jinjiang)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thâng-thǒa
- Tâi-lô: thâng-thuǎ
- IPA (Jinjiang): /tʰaŋ²⁴⁻²² tʰua³³/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰaŋ²⁴⁻²² tʰua²²/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
Noun
蟲豸
- (literary or Hokkien) insect; bug
- 螻蛄兮鳴東，蟊蠽兮號西。蛓緣兮我裳，蠋入兮我懷。蟲豸兮夾余，惆悵兮自悲。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: c. 2nd century, Wang Yi (王逸),《楚辭•九思•怨上》 (Nine Longings - Resentment against the Ruler)
- Lóugū xī míng dōng, máojié xī háo xī. Cì yuán xī wǒ cháng, zhú rù xī wǒ huái. Chóngzhì xī jiā yú, chóuchàng xī zìbēi. [Pinyin]
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
蝼蛄兮鸣东，蟊蠽兮号西。蛓缘兮我裳，蠋入兮我怀。虫豸兮夹余，惆怅兮自悲。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- 去罷，蒼蠅們！雖然生著翅子，還能營營，總不會超過戰士的。你們這些蟲豸們！ [MSC, trad.]
- From: 1925, March 21, Lu Xun,《戰士和蒼蠅》 (Fighters and Flies), translated by Yang Xianyi and Gladys Yang
- Qùba, cāngying men! Suīrán shēngzhe chìzi, hái néng yíngyíng, zǒng bùhuì chāoguò zhànshì de. Nǐmen zhèxiē chóngzhì men! [Pinyin]
- Buzz off, flies! You may have wings and you may be able to hum, but you will never surpass a fighter, you insects!
去罢，苍蝇们！虽然生着翅子，还能营营，总不会超过战士的。你们这些虫豸们！ [MSC, simp.]
- (derogatory) mean and worthless person; bastard (as a curse word)
- 2005, Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation, 5th Republic (Chinese subtitle), episode 1, spoken by Kim Jae-gyu (Kim Hyung-il):
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 蟲子 (“insect; bug; worm (general term)”) [map]
Descendants
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 蟲 | 豸 |
Noun
蟲豸 • (chungchi) (hangeul 충치)