草履蟲
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Chinese
[edit]grass; straw; draft (of a document) grass; straw; draft (of a document); careless; rough; manuscript; hasty |
shoe; to tread on | animal; insect | ||
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trad. (草履蟲) | 草 | 履 | 蟲 | |
simp. (草履虫) | 草 | 履 | 虫 |
Etymology
[edit]Possibly a calque of German Pantoffeltierchen.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄘㄠˇ ㄌㄩˇ ㄔㄨㄥˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: cǎolyǔchóng
- Wade–Giles: tsʻao3-lü3-chʻung2
- Yale: tsǎu-lyǔ-chúng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsaoleuchorng
- Palladius: цаолюйчун (caoljujčun)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ly²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: cou2 lei5 cung4
- Yale: chóu léih chùhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsou2 lei5 tsung4
- Guangdong Romanization: cou2 léi5 cung4
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰou̯³⁵ lei̯¹³ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
[edit]草履蟲