寄生蟲

See also: 寄生虫

Chinese

		to live as a parasite; to be parasitic; to live off others to live as a parasite; to be parasitic; to live off others; to live by taking advantage of others	animal; insect
trad. (寄生蟲)		寄生	蟲
simp. (寄生虫)		寄生	虫

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jìshēngchóng

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˋ ㄕㄥ ㄔㄨㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gei³ sang¹ cung⁴ / gei³ saang¹ cung⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ki-sâng-chhùng
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): kì-seng-thiông / kì-sng-thiông / kià-seng-thâng / kià-sng-thâng / kià-seⁿ-thâng / kià-siⁿ-thâng

  (Teochew, Peng'im): gia³ sên¹ tang⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jìshēngchóng
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˋ ㄕㄥ ㄔㄨㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jìshengchóng
    • Wade–Giles: chi⁴-shêng¹-chʻung²
    • Yale: jì-shēng-chúng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jihshengchorng
    • Palladius: цзишэнчун (czišɛnčun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jìshēngchóngr
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˋ ㄕㄥ ㄔㄨㄥˊㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jìshengchóngr
    • Wade–Giles: chi⁴-shêng¹-chʻung²-ʼrh
    • Yale: jì-shēng-chúngr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jihshengchorngl
    • Palladius: цзишэнчунр (czišɛnčunr)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊ̃ɻ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gei³ sang¹ cung⁴ / gei³ saang¹ cung⁴
    • Yale: gei sāng chùhng / gei sāang chùhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gei³ sang¹ tsung⁴ / gei³ saang¹ tsung⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: géi³ seng¹ cung⁴ / géi³ sang¹ cung⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kei̯³³ sɐŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹/, /kei̯³³ saːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ki-sâng-chhùng
    • Hakka Romanization System: gi sang^ˊ cung^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: gi⁴ sang¹ cung²
    • Sinological IPA: /ki⁵⁵ saŋ²⁴ t͡sʰuŋ¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kì-seng-thiông
    • Tâi-lô: kì-sing-thiông
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kiesengtioong
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ki²¹⁻⁵³ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiɔŋ²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kì-sng-thiông
    • Tâi-lô: kì-sng-thiông
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kiesngtioong
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ki⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sŋ̍³³ tʰiɔŋ²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kià-seng-thâng
    • Tâi-lô: kià-sing-thâng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kiarsengtaang
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kia²¹⁻⁴¹ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰaŋ²³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kia¹¹⁻⁵³ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰaŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kia²¹⁻⁵³ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰaŋ²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kià-sng-thâng
    • Tâi-lô: kià-sng-thâng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kiarsngtaang
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kia⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sŋ̍³³ tʰaŋ²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kià-seⁿ-thâng
    • Tâi-lô: kià-senn-thâng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kiarsve'taang
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kia²¹⁻⁵³ sɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² tʰaŋ¹³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kia²¹⁻⁴¹ sẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰaŋ²³/
  • (Hokkien: Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kià-siⁿ-thâng
    • Tâi-lô: kià-sinn-thâng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kiarsvi'taang
    • IPA (Taipei): /kia¹¹⁻⁵³ sĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰaŋ²⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: gia³ sên¹ tang⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kià seⁿ thâng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kia²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sẽ³³⁻²³ tʰaŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

寄生蟲

1. (biology) parasite
2. (figurative) satirizing people who don't work, but exploit others

   整天遊手好閒，只會欺壓鄰里的寄生蟲，遭人唾棄。 [MSC, trad.]
   整天游手好闲，只会欺压邻里的寄生虫，遭人唾弃。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zhěngtiān yóushǒuhǎoxián, zhǐ huì qīyā línlǐ de jìshēngchóng, zāo rén tuòqì. [Pinyin]

   (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Synonyms

• 寄生物 (jìshēngwù)

Derived terms

• 寄生蟲學／寄生虫学 (jìshēngchóngxué)
• 寄生蟲病／寄生虫病

 

References

• “Entry #88850”, in 重編國語辭典修訂本 [Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary] (in Chinese), National Academy for Educational Research (Taiwan), 2021.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
寄	生	蟲
き Grade: 5	せい Grade: 1	ちゅう Hyōgai
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʲise̞ːt͡ɕɨː]

Noun

寄(き)生(せい)蟲(ちゅう) • (kiseichū) 

1. Kyūjitai form of 寄生虫: parasite

Korean

Hanja in this term
寄	生	蟲

Noun

寄生蟲 • (gisaengchung) (hangeul 기생충)

1. hanja form^? of 기생충 (“parasite”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
寄	生	蟲

Noun

寄生蟲

1. chữ Hán form of kí sinh trùng (“parasite”).