瓢蟲

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See also: 瓢虫

Chinese

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dipper; ladle animal; insect
trad. (瓢蟲)
simp. (瓢虫)

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Noun

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瓢蟲

  1. ladybird; ladybug (Classifier: )
  2. (Mainland China, neologism, derogatory) man who takes pleasure in hiring prostitutes or is disposed to do so

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
てんとうむし
Jinmeiyō Hyōgai
jukujikun
For pronunciation and definitions of 瓢蟲 – see the following entry.
天道虫てんとうむし
[noun] a ladybird (UK), ladybug (US), lady beetle (any beetle of family Coccinellidae)
[noun] Synonym of 並瓢虫 (namitentō): an Asian lady beetle, Harmonia axyridis
(This term, 瓢蟲, is the kyūjitai of an alternative spelling (瓢虫) of the above term.)