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蚜蟲

蚜蟲

See also: 蚜虫

Chinese

		aphis	an animal; an invertebrate; a worm an animal; an invertebrate; a worm; an insect
trad. (蚜蟲)		蚜	蟲
simp. (蚜虫)		蚜	虫

Noun

蚜蟲

aphid

Synonyms

油蟲／油虫 (yóuchóng)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yáchóng

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄚˊ ㄔㄨㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngaa⁴ cung⁴
Min Nan (POJ): gâ-thiông / gêe-thiông

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: yáchóng
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄚˊ ㄔㄨㄥˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yachongr
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯a̠³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngaa⁴ cung⁴
  - Yale: ngàh chùhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngaa⁴ tsung⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /ŋɑː²¹ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gâ-thiông
  - Tâi-lô: gâ-thiông
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ga'tioong
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ga²⁴⁻²² tʰiɔŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ga²⁴⁻²² tʰiɔŋ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gêe-thiông
  - Tâi-lô: gêe-thiông
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /gɛ¹³⁻²² tʰiɔŋ¹³/