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

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• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chóngzhì

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄓˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cung⁴ zi⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): thâng-thōa / thâng-thǒa

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• 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:
• 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/
• 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/

Noun

蟲豸

1. (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.]
     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.]

     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]

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   • 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.]
     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.]

     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!

2. (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):

     閣下！和這樣的蟲豸在一起，怎麼能搞好政治呢？ [MSC, trad.]
     阁下！和这样的虫豸在一起，怎么能搞好政治呢？ [MSC, simp.]

     Géxià! Hé zhèyàng de chóngzhì zài yīqǐ, zěnme néng gǎohǎo zhèngzhì ne? [Pinyin]

     Your excellency (Park Chung-hee)! How can you properly manage politics in that bastard’s presence (namely Cha Ji-cheol)?

Synonyms

• (insect): 昆蟲／昆虫 (kūnchóng)

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		蟲, 蟲豸
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		蟲, 蟲子
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	蟲子, 蟲兒
	Chengde	蟲
	Chifeng	蟲子, 蟲
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	蟲
	Heihe	蟲子
	Qiqihar	蟲子
	Harbin	蟲子
	Jiamusi	蟲兒
	Baicheng	蟲
	Changchun	蟲子
	Tonghua	蟲子
	Shenyang	蟲子
	Jinzhou	蟲
	Singapore	蟲
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	蟲子
	Tangshan	蟲
	Cangzhou	蟲子
	Baoding	蟲兒, 蟲子
	Shijiazhuang	蟲
	Lijin	蟲子
	Jinan	蟲, 蟲蟻兒
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	蟲兒
	Dandong	蟲
	Yantai	蟲子
	Qingdao	蟲子
	Zhucheng	蟲子
Central Plains Mandarin	Lingbao	蟲
	Jining	蟲兒
	Wanrong	蟲
	Linfen	蟲
	Shangqiu	蟲
	Yuanyang	蟲
	Zhengzhou	蟲
	Xinyang	蟲
	Baihe	蟲
	Xi'an	蟲
	Baoji	蟲
	Tianshui	蟲
	Xining	蟲
	Xuzhou	蟲子, 蟲
	Fuyang	蟲
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	蟲
	Lanzhou	蟲
	Dunhuang	蟲
	Hami	蟲
	Ürümqi	蟲
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	蟲蟲兒
	Nanchong	蟲
	Dazhou	蟲蟲兒
	Hanyuan	蟲
	Xichang	蟲
	Zigong	蟲
	Chongqing	蟲
	Wuhan	蟲
	Yichang	蟲
	Xiangyang	蟲
	Tianmen	蟲, 蟲豸
	Guiyang	蟲蟲
	Zunyi	蟲
	Bijie	蟲
	Liping	蟲
	Zhaotong	蟲
	Dali	蟲
	Kunming	蟲
	Mengzi	蟲
	Guilin	蟲
	Liuzhou	蟲
	Jishou	蟲
	Changde	蟲
	Hanzhong	蟲
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	蟲
	Yangzhou	蟲
	Lianyungang	蟲
	Lianshui	蟲
	Nantong	蟲子, 蟲
	Anqing	蟲
	Wuhu	蟲子, 蟲
	Hefei	蟲
	Hong'an	蟲
Cantonese	Hong Kong	蟲
Gan	Nanchang	蟲蟻子
Huizhou	Shexian	蟲
Jin	Taiyuan	蟲子, 牛牛
	Yangyuan	蟲子
	Datong	蟲
	Xinzhou	蟲子, 蟲蟲牛牛, 牛子, 牛牛子
	Lüliang (Lishi)	蟲
	Changzhi	蟲子, 圪蟲兒
	Linhe	蟲子
	Jining	蟲, 圪蟲
	Hohhot	蟲, 圪蟲
	Erenhot	蟲子, 圪蟲
	Pingshan	蟲子
	Zhangjiakou	蟲子
	Handan	蟲子
	Linzhou	蟲
	Suide	蟲
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	蟲, 蟲蟻
Southern Min	Xiamen	蟲, 蟲蟻, 蟲豸
	Quanzhou	蟲蟻, 蟲豸
	Jinjiang	蟲豸
	Zhangzhou	蟲蟻, 蟲豸
	Tainan	蟲, 蟲豸
	Singapore (Hokkien)	蟲
Xiang	Changsha	蟲咬咬 childish

Dialectal synonyms of 蟲子 (“insect; bug; worm (general term)”) [map]

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (蟲豸):

• → Korean: 충치(蟲豸) (chungchi)

Korean

Hanja in this term
蟲	豸

Noun

蟲豸 • (chungchi) (hangeul 충치)

1. hanja form^? of 충치 (“mean and worthless person”)