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寄生蟲

寄生蟲

See also: 寄生虫

Chinese

		parasitism	an animal; an invertebrate; a worm an animal; an invertebrate; a worm; an insect
trad. (寄生蟲)		寄生	蟲
simp. (寄生虫)		寄生	虫

Noun

寄生蟲

(biology) parasite

Derived terms

寄生蟲學／寄生虫学 (“parasitology”)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): jìshēngchóng

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˋ ㄕㄥㄔㄨㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gei³ saang¹ cung⁴
Min Nan (POJ): kià-seng-thâng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: jìshēngchóng
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˋ ㄕㄥㄔㄨㄥˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jihshengchongr
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gei³ saang¹ cung⁴
  - Yale: gei sāang chùhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gei³ saang¹ tsung⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /kei̯³³ sɑːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kià-seng-thâng
  - Tâi-lô: kià-sing-thâng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kiarsengtaang
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kia²¹⁻⁵³ ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰaŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kia⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ɕiɪŋ³³ tʰaŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kia²¹⁻⁵³ ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰaŋ¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kia¹¹⁻⁵³ ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰaŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kia²¹⁻⁴¹ ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰaŋ²³/