叩頭蟲

Chinese

		to kowtow; to kneel and bow low enough to touch one's forehead to the ground	animal; insect
trad. (叩頭蟲)		叩頭	蟲
simp. (叩头虫)		叩头	虫

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kòutóuchóng

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄡˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄔㄨㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kau³ tau⁴ cung⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kòutóuchóng
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄡˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄔㄨㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kòutóuchóng
    • Wade–Giles: kʻou⁴-tʻou²-chʻung²
    • Yale: kòu-tóu-chúng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kowtourchorng
    • Palladius: коутоучун (koutoučun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰoʊ̯⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: kau³ tau⁴ cung⁴
    • Yale: kau tàuh chùhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kau³ tau⁴ tsung⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: keo³ teo⁴ cung⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɐu̯³³ tʰɐu̯²¹ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹/

Noun

叩頭蟲

1. click beetle; elater

Synonyms

• 磕頭蟲／磕头虫 (kētóuchóng)
• (Hokkien) 嘀斗