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蛔蟲

蛔蟲

See also: 蛔虫

Chinese

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

Noun

蛔蟲

roundworm; intestinal worm
(figuratively) mindreader; someone who knows what another person is thinking

Derived terms

肚子裡的蛔蟲／肚子里的蛔虫 (dùzi lǐ de huíchóng)

蛔蟲病／蛔虫病

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): huíchóng

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄔㄨㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wui⁴ cung⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: huíchóng
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄔㄨㄥˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hweichongr
  - IPA ^(key): /xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Pinyin: huíchóngr
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄔㄨㄥˊㄦ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hweichonglr
  - IPA ^(key): /xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊ̃ɻ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: wui⁴ cung⁴
  - Yale: wùih chùhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wui⁴ tsung⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /wuːi̯²¹ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹/