百足之蟲

Chinese

		hundred	foot; to be sufficient	's; him/her/it; this	animal; insect
trad. (百足之蟲)		百	足	之	蟲
simp. (百足之虫)		百	足	之	虫

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bǎizúzhīchóng

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˇ ㄗㄨˊ ㄓ ㄔㄨㄥˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bǎizúzhīchóng
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˇ ㄗㄨˊ ㄓ ㄔㄨㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bǎizújhihchóng
    • Wade–Giles: pai³-tsu²-chih¹-chʻung²
    • Yale: bǎi-dzú-jr̄-chúng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baetzwujychorng
    • Palladius: байцзучжичун (bajczučžičun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡su³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵/

Noun

百足之蟲

1. Alternative name for 馬陸／马陆 (mǎlù, “millipede”).
2. (figuratively) the rich and powerful
3. Alternative name for 蜈蚣 (wúgōng, “centipede”).

Derived terms

• 百足之蟲，斷而不蹶／百足之虫，断而不蹶 (bǎizúzhīchóng, duàn'érbùjué)
• 百足之蟲，死而不僵／百足之虫，死而不僵 (bǎizúzhīchóng, sǐ'érbùjiāng)
• 百足之蟲，至斷不蹶／百足之虫，至断不蹶 (bǎizúzhīchóng, zhìduànbùjué)
• 百足之蟲，至死不僵／百足之虫，至死不僵 (bǎizúzhīchóng, zhìsǐbùjiāng)