渦蟲

Chinese

		eddy; whirlpool; name of a river	animal; insect
trad. (渦蟲)		渦	蟲
simp. (涡虫)		涡	虫

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wōchóng

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄛ ㄔㄨㄥˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wōchóng
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄛ ㄔㄨㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wochóng
    • Wade–Giles: wo¹-chʻung²
    • Yale: wō-chúng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: uochorng
    • Palladius: вочун (vočun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɔ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵/

Noun

渦蟲

1. planarian; turbellarian (any flatworm of the class Turbellaria)

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of 渦蟲 – see the following entry.

【渦虫うずむし】 [noun] turbellarian Alternative spelling ウズムシ

(This term, 渦蟲, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
渦	蟲

Noun

渦蟲 • (wachung) (hangeul 와충)

1. hanja form^? of 와충 (“planaria”)