甲蟲

See also: 甲虫

Chinese

		1st heavenly stem; armour; shell	animal; insect
trad. (甲蟲)		甲	蟲
simp. (甲虫)		甲	虫

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiǎchóng

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄔㄨㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaap³ cung⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎchóng
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄔㄨㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎchóng
    • Wade–Giles: chia³-chʻung²
    • Yale: jyǎ-chúng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeachorng
    • Palladius: цзячун (czjačun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gaap³ cung⁴
    • Yale: gaap chùhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaap⁸ tsung⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: gab³ cung⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːp̚³ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹/

Noun

甲蟲

1. beetle (any of numerous species of insect in the order Coleoptera)

Synonyms

• 屎猴 (shǐhóu) (regional)
• 甲殼蟲／甲壳虫 (jiǎqiàochóng)
• 蛄仔 (Hakka)
• 龜仔／龟仔 (Hokkien)

 

Derived terms

• 六月甲蟲／六月甲虫 (liùyuè jiǎchóng)

 

Korean

Hanja in this term
甲	蟲

Noun

甲蟲 • (gapchung) (hangeul 갑충)

1. Hanja form^? of 갑충 (“beetle”).