大蟲

See also: 大虫

Chinese

		big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor	animal; insect
trad. (大蟲)		大	蟲
simp. (大虫)		大	虫

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dàchóng

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˋ ㄔㄨㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): daai⁶ cung⁴
• Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): dai⁵ chong²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dàchóng
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄔㄨㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dàchóng
    • Wade–Giles: ta⁴-chʻung²
    • Yale: dà-chúng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahchorng
    • Palladius: дачун (dačun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tä⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: daai⁶ cung⁴
    • Yale: daaih chùhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: daai⁶ tsung⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: dai⁶ cung⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /taːi̯²² t͡sʰʊŋ²¹/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: dai⁵ chong²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key) (old-style): /tai̯²¹⁻¹¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ¹³/
    • Sinological IPA ^(key) (new-style): /tai̯²¹⁻¹¹ t͡sʰən¹³/

Noun

大蟲

1. large insect
2. (literary or dialectal, euphemistic) tiger

   • 那大蟲望著洪太尉，左盤右旋，咆哮了一回，托地望後山坡下跳了去。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     那大虫望着洪太尉，左盘右旋，咆哮了一回，托地望后山坡下跳了去。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     From: Shi Nai'an, Water Margin, circa 14^th century CE

     Nà dàchóng wàng zhe Hóng tàiwèi, zuǒpányòuxuán, páoxiāo le yī huí, tuōdì wàng hòu shānpō xià tiào le qù. [Pinyin]

     That tiger looked at Marshal Hong, circled left and right, and roared for a while; then, it suddenly jumped down the rear slope.

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 老虎 (“tiger”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		虎, 李父, 李耳, 於菟, 伯都
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		虎, 老虎
Taxonomic name		虎
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	老虎
	Taiwan	老虎
	Ulanhot	老虎, 山中王
	Tongliao	老虎
	Chifeng	老虎
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	老虎, 山中王
	Harbin	老虎, 老虎媽子
	Shenyang	老虎
	Malaysia	老虎
	Singapore	老虎
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	老虎
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	老虎
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	老虎
	Wanrong	老虎
	Zhengzhou	老虎
	Xi'an	老虎
	Xining	老虎
	Xuzhou	老虎
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	老虎
	Bayanhot	老虎
	Lanzhou	老虎
	Ürümqi	老虎
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	老虎, 大貓兒, 貓貓
	Wuhan	老虎
	Guiyang	老虎
	Kunming	老虎
	Guilin	老虎
	Liuzhou	老虎
	Nanning (Wuming)	老虎
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	老虎
	Yangzhou	老虎
	Hefei	老虎
	Huanggang	老虎
Cantonese	Guangzhou	老虎
	Hong Kong	老虎
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	老虎
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	老虎
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	老虎
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	老虎
	Macau	老虎
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	老虎
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	老虎
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	老虎
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	老虎
	Foshan	老虎
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	老虎
	Foshan (Shunde)	老虎
	Foshan (Sanshui)	老虎
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	老虎
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	老虎
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	老虎
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	老虎
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	老虎
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	老虎
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	老虎
	Taishan	老虎
	Kaiping (Chikan)	老虎
	Enping (Niujiang)	老虎
	Heshan (Yayao)	老虎
	Dongguan	老虎
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	老虎
	Qingyuan	老虎
	Fogang	老虎
	Yingde (Hanguang)	老虎
	Yangshan	老虎
	Lianshan (Butian)	老虎
	Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui)	老虎
	Shaoguan	老虎
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	老虎
	Renhua	老虎
	Lechang	老虎
	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	老虎
	Sihui	羅虎
	Guangning	羅虎
	Deqing	老虎
	Huaiji	老虎
	Fengkai (Nanfeng)	老虎
	Yunfu	老虎
	Xinxing	老虎
	Luoding	老虎
	Yunan (Pingtai)	老虎
	Yangjiang	大蟲, 大貓, 老虎
	Xinyi	老虎
	Maoming (Xinpo)	大貓
	Lianjiang	老虎
	Wuchuan (Wuyang)	老虎
	Nanning	老虎
	Nanning (Tanka)	老虎
	Wuzhou	老虎, 大蟲
	Yulin	老虎, 大蟲
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	老虎, 大蟲
	Hepu (Shatian)	老虎
	Guiping	老虎
	Mengshan (Xihe)	老虎
	Guigang (Nanjiang)	老虎
	Beiliu (Tangliao)	大蟲
	Baise	老虎
Bobai	老虎
Lingshan	大蟲
Pubei	大蟲
Qinzhou	老虎
Beihai	老虎
Beihai (Nankang)	老虎
Beihai (Yingpan)	老虎
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	老虎
Ningming	老虎
Hengzhou	老虎
Hezhou (Pumen, Babu)	老虎
Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	老虎
Danzhou	老虎
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	老虎
Singapore (Guangfu)	老虎
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	老虎
Móng Cái	老虎
Gan	Nanchang	老虎
	Lichuan	老虎
	Pingxiang	老虎
Hakka	Meixian	老虎
	Dabu (Xihe)	老虎
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	老虎
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	老虎
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	老虎
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	老虎
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	老虎
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	老虎
	Jiexi	老虎
	Luhe	老虎
	Longyan (Xiayang, Yongding)	老虎
	Yudu	老虎
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	老虎
	Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian)	老虎
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian)	老虎
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	老虎
	Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)	老虎
	Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)	老虎
	Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)	老虎
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	老虎
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	老虎
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	老虎
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping)	老虎
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	虎, 老虎
	Hong Kong	老虎
	Luchuan (Daqiao)	大蟲
	Sabah (Longchuan)	老虎
	Kuala Lumpur (Dabu)	老虎
	Senai (Huiyang)	老虎
	Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo)	老虎
	Singkawang	老虎
Huizhou	Jixi	老虎
	Fuliang	老虎
Jin	Taiyuan	老虎
	Pingyao	老虎
	Xinzhou	老虎
	Taibus (Baochang)	老虎
	Linhe	老虎
	Jining	老虎
	Hohhot	老虎
	Baotou	老虎
	Dongsheng	老虎
	Haibowan	老虎
Jiuxing Yumin	Lanxi	老虎
Northern Min	Jian'ou	老虎
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	老虎
	Fuqing	老虎
	Matsu	老虎
Southern Min	Xiamen	虎
	Quanzhou	虎
	Yongchun	虎
	Zhangzhou	虎, 著災仔 dated, euphemistic
	Zhao'an	老虎
	Taipei	虎
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	虎
	Kaohsiung	虎
	Yilan	虎
	Changhua (Lukang)	虎
	Taichung	虎
	Taichung (Wuqi)	虎
	Tainan	虎
	Taitung	虎
	Hsinchu	虎
	Kinmen	虎
	Penghu (Magong)	虎
	Penang (Hokkien)	老虎
	Singapore (Hokkien)	虎, 虎仔, 老虎, 伯公馬 dated
	Manila (Hokkien)	虎
	Medan (Hokkien)	老虎
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	虎
	Chaozhou	老虎
	Haifeng	老虎
	Bangkok (Teochew)	老虎
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	老虎
	Singapore (Teochew)	老虎
	Leizhou	虎, 大頭貓
	Wenchang	老虎
	Haikou	虎
Puxian Min	Putian	老虎
	Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)	老虎
	Fuding (Aoyao)	老虎
Central Min	Yong'an	老虎
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	老虎
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	老虎
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	老虎
Shehua	Fu'an	老虎
	Fuding	老虎
	Luoyuan	老虎
	Sanming	老虎
	Shunchang	老虎
	Hua'an	老虎
	Guixi (Zhangping)	老虎
	Cangnan	老虎
	Jingning (Hexi)	老虎
	Lishui	老虎
	Longyou	老虎
	Chaozhou	老虎
	Fengshun	老虎
Waxiang	Guzhang (Gaofeng)	豹虎
	Yuanling (Shaojiwan)	黃貓虎
Wu	Shanghai	老虎
	Shanghai (Chongming)	老虎
	Suzhou	老虎
	Wuxi	老虎
	Danyang	老虎
	Hangzhou	老虎
	Ningbo	老虎
	Wenzhou	老虎, 大貓
	Jinhua	老虎
Xiang	Changsha	老虎, 老蟲, 大蟲, 大貓, 爬山子
	Loudi	老蟲, 山貓子
	Shuangfeng	老蟲, 山貓兒
	Quanzhou	老虎
Xiangnan Tuhua	Jiangyong	虎
	Dong'an	豹公
Yuebei Tuhua	Shaoguan (Dacun, Baitu, Qujiang)	老虎
	Shaoguan (Xiangyang, Xihe, Wujiang)	老虎
	Shaoguan (Shibei, Xinshao, Zhenjiang)	老虎
	Renhua (Zhoutian)	老虎
	Renhua (Shitang)	老虎
	Ruyuan (Songwei, Guitou)	老虎
	Lechang (Changlai)	老虎
	Lechang (Beixiang)	老虎
	Lechang (Huangpu)	老虎
	Lechang (Guitang, Pingshi)	老虎
	Lechang (Sanxi)	老虎