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蛀蟲

蛀蟲

See also: 蛀虫

Chinese

		termite; to bore (of insects)	an animal; an invertebrate; a worm an animal; an invertebrate; a worm; an insect
trad. (蛀蟲)		蛀	蟲
simp. (蛀虫)		蛀	虫

Noun

蛀蟲

insect that eats into clothes, wood, books, etc.
vermin (figuratively)

Derived terms

書蛀蟲／书蛀虫 (shūzhùchóng)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zhùchóng

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨˋ ㄔㄨㄥˊ
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chu-chhùng
Min Nan (POJ): chiù-thâng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhùchóng
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨˋ ㄔㄨㄥˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juhchongr
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chu-chhùng
  - Hakka Romanization System: zu cungˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zu⁴ cung²
  - IPA: /t͡su⁵⁵ t͡sʰuŋ¹¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiù-thâng
  - Tâi-lô: tsiù-thâng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ciuo'taang
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕiu²¹⁻⁵³ tʰaŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕiu⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰaŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕiu²¹⁻⁵³ tʰaŋ¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕiu¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰaŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕiu²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰaŋ²³/