百足之蟲
Appearance
Chinese
[edit]hundred | foot; to be sufficient | 's; him/her/it; this | animal; insect | ||
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trad. (百足之蟲) | 百 | 足 | 之 | 蟲 | |
simp. (百足之虫) | 百 | 足 | 之 | 虫 |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- 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/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
[edit]百足之蟲
- Alternative name for 馬陸/马陆 (mǎlù, “millipede”).
- (figuratively) the rich and powerful
- Alternative name for 蜈蚣 (wúgōng, “centipede”).