甲殼蟲

Chinese

		shell; carapace; crust	animal; insect
trad. (甲殼蟲)		甲殼	蟲
simp. (甲壳虫)		甲壳	虫

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiǎqiàochóng, jiǎkéchóng

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄑㄧㄠˋ ㄔㄨㄥˊ, ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄎㄜˊ ㄔㄨㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaap³ hok³ cung⁴
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁷ciaq-khoq-zon

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎqiàochóng
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄑㄧㄠˋ ㄔㄨㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎciàochóng
    • Wade–Giles: chia³-chʻiao⁴-chʻung²
    • Yale: jyǎ-chyàu-chúng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeachiawchorng
    • Palladius: цзяцяочун (czjacjaočun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎkéchóng
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄎㄜˊ ㄔㄨㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎkéchóng
    • Wade–Giles: chia³-kʻo²-chʻung²
    • Yale: jyǎ-ké-chúng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeakerchorng
    • Palladius: цзякэчун (czjakɛčun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰɤ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gaap³ hok³ cung⁴
    • Yale: gaap hok chùhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaap⁸ hok⁸ tsung⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: gab³ hog³ cung⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːp̚³ hɔːk̚³ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁷ciaq-khoq-zon
    • MiniDict: ciah^入 khoh zon
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁴jiaq-khoq-zon
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕiaʔ³³ kʰoʔ⁵⁵ zoŋ²¹/

Noun

甲殼蟲

1. beetle (any of numerous species of insect in the order Coleoptera)

Synonyms

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• 屎猴 (shǐhóu) (regional)
• 甲蟲 / 甲虫 (jiǎchóng)
• 蛄仔 (Hakka)
• 龜仔 / 龟仔 (Hokkien)

 

Proper noun

甲殼蟲

1. (～樂隊) Alternative name for 披頭四／披头四 (Pītóusì, “Beatles”).
2. (Mainland China) Beetle (car)