蟲 (cung4 | chong2) : insect, worm

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蟲

cung4

chong2

[1] insect; worm; bug
[2] [derogatory] person with a certain kind of undesirable quality

(Classifier(s): 條)

Stroke count: 18

Level: 2

Radical: (#142)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

蟲 / 虫

This word has been viewed 11786 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 12th Sep 2013 04:20

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昆蟲 kwan1 cung4 kun1 chong2 = insects

毛蟲 mou4 cung4 mao2 chong2 = caterpillar

捉蟲入屎窟 zuk1 cung4 jap6 si2 fat1 = to bring trouble to oneself 粵

病蟲害 beng6 cung4 hoi6 bing4 chong2 hai4 = diseases and pests

蟲子 cung4 zi2 chong2 zi5 = worm; insect; bug 國

蠹蟲 dou3 cung4 = silverfish

鼻涕蟲 bei6 tai3 cung4 = slug

蚊蟲 man1 cung4 wen2 chong2 = mosquito 粵

寄生蟲 gei3 saang1 cung4 = parasite

螢火蟲 jing4 fo2 cung4 ying2 huo3 chong2 = firefly; lightning bug

蟲草 cung4 cou2 chong2 cao3 = Chinese caterpillar fungus, Chinese herb

毒蟲 duk6 cung4 du2 chong2 = 1.poisonous insects/snakes 2. (Taiwanese slang) drug addict

夜盜蟲 je6 dou6 cung4 ye4 dao4 chong2 = a cutworm

沙蟲 saa1 cung4*2 = lugworm, sipunculids

垃圾蟲 laap6 saap3 cung4 = litterbug

蠶蟲 caam4 cung4*2 = silkworm

絲蟲 si1 cung4*2 = silkworm

雞蟲得失 gai1 cung4 dak1 sat1 = (fight over) trifles, inconsequential matters, trivialities

書蟲 syu1 cung4 shu1 chong2 = a bookworm

紅蟲 hung4 cung4*2 = redbug

微生蟲 mei4 saang1 cung4 = bacteria

雞蟲 gai1 cung4 = a whoremonger, a frequent "john" to prostitutes

變形蟲 bin3 jing4 cung4 = amoeba

殺蟲水 saat3 cung4 seoi2 = insecticide, pesticide

殺蟲藥 saat3 cung4 joek6 = insecticide

小毛蟲 siu2 mou4 cung4 xiao3 mao2 chong2 = slug

步行蟲 bou6 hang4 cung4 bu4 xing2 chong2 = ground beetle

幼蟲 jau3 cung4 you4 chong2 = larva

害蟲 hoi6 cung4 hai4 chong2 = injurious insect; pest

標本蟲 biu1 bun2 cung4 biao1 ben3 chong2 = spider beetle

爬蟲類 paa4 cung4 leoi6 pa2 chong2 lei4 = reptile

瓢蟲 piu4 cung4 piao2 chong2 = ladybird, ladybug 國

花邊蟲 faa1 bin1 cung4 hua1 bian1 chong2 = a lacewing

甲蟲 gaap3 cung4/4*2 jia3 chong2 = a beetle

禾蟲 wo4 cung4*2 he2 chong2 = rice worm (Phascolosoma japonicum)

飛蟲 fei1 cung4 fei1 chong2 = a winged insect

爬蟲 paa4 cung4 pa2 chong2 = a reptile

放光蟲 fong3 gwong1 cung4*2 = a glow worm (larva of firefly)

點蟲蟲 dim2 cung4 cung4*2 dian3 chong2 chong2 = counting insects, pointing at insects

雕蟲小技 diu1 cung4 siu2 gei6 diao1 chong2 xiao3 ji4 = what an easy skill; insignificant skill

爬蟲動物 paa4 cung4 dung6 mat6 pa2 chong2 dong4 wu4 = reptile

地頭蟲 dei6 tau4 cung4 di4 tou2 chong2 = someone who knows an area (or people from an area) particularly well 粵

骨蟲 gwat1 cung4 = a person who frequents massage parlors

鹹蟲 haam4 cung4 xian2 chong2 = a lecherous man; a pervert 粵

毛毛蟲 mou4 mou4 cung4 = caterpillar

狗毛蟲 gau2 mou4 cung4 = caterpillar 粵

臭蟲 cau3 cung4 = bedbugs

畀蟲蛀 bei2 cung4 zyu3 = spoiled from having been eaten by insects 粵

屎坑蟲 si2 haang1 cung4 = muckworms, maggots 粵

捉蟲 zuk1 cung4 zhuo1 chong2 = catch bugs; cause oneself unnecessary trouble

懶蟲 laan5 cung4 lan3 chong2 = lazy people; slackers

早起的鳥兒有蟲吃 zou2 hei2 dik1 niu5 ji4 jau5 cung4 hek3 = the early bird catches the worm

種蟲 zung3 cung4 = to create trouble (lit., "to plant bugs") 粵

扁蟲 bin2 cung4 bian3 chong2 = a flatworm

跟頭蟲 gan1 tau4 cung4 gen1 tou5 chong2 = a lugworm; a wriggler

長蟲 coeng4 cung4 chang2 chong2 = a snake

蛇蟲鼠蟻 se4 cung4 syu2 ngai5 she2 chong2 shu3 yi3 = little critters; insects and critters 粵

甲蟲車 gaap3 cung4 ce1 jia3 chong2 che1 = Beetle (the car)

蛀書蟲 zyu3 syu1 cung4 zhu4 shu1 chong2 = a diligent and industrious student; a book worm 粵

食砒霜杜蟲 sik6 pei1 soeng1 dou6 cung4 shi2 pi1 shuang1 du4 chong2 = Use unnecessarily drastic counter measures (ones that hurt oneself) to deal with a minor issue 粵

斬腳趾避沙蟲 zaam2 goek3 zi2 bei6 saa1 cung4 zhan3 jiao3 zhi3 bi4 sha1 chong2 = Use unnecessarily drastic counter measures (ones that hurt oneself) to deal with a minor issue 粵

鉤蟲 ngau1 cung4 gou1 chong2 = hookworm

生蟲拐杖 saang1 cung4 gwaai2 zoeng6*2 = unreliable 粵

蜱蟲 pei4 cung4 pi2 chong2 = tick

蠶蟲師爺 caam4 cung4*2 si1 ye4 can2 chong2 shi1 ye2 = a person who gets caught in his own trap 粵

花鳥蟲魚 faa1 niu5 cung4 ju4 hua1 niao3 chong2 yu2 = nature; the world of nature 粵

蛀米大蟲 zyu3 mai5 daai6 cung4 zhu4 mi3 da4 chong2 = a good-for-nothing person who only knows how to eat 粵

蟲蛀 cung4 zyu3 = moth-eaten

蟲災 cung4 zoi1 = a plague of insects

大蟲 daai6 cung4 = tiger

精蟲 zing1 cung4 jing1 chong2 = sperm

殺蟲劑 saat3 cung4 zai1 = insecticide

冬蟲夏草 dung1 cung4 haa6 cou2 dong1 chong2 xia4 cao3 = Chinese caterpillar fungus

蟲膠 cung4 gaau1 chong2 jiao1 = shellac

蟲膠清漆 cung4 gaau1 cing1 cat1 chong2 jiao1 qing1 qi1 = shellac

有孔蟲 jau5 hung2 cung4 you3 kong3 chong2 = foramanifera (a form of plankton)

恙蟲病 joeng6 cung4 beng6 yang4 chong2 bing4 = Scrub typhus; Tsutsugamushi disease; Mite-borne typhus fever

包蟲 baau1 cung4 bao1 chong2 = a hydatid

包蟲病 baau1 cung4 beng6 bao1 chong2 bing4 = echinococcus; hydatid disease

蟲媒花 cung4 mui4 faa1 chong2 mei2 hua1 = insect-pollinated

輪蟲 leon4 cung4 = a rotifer, a wheel animalcule

血吸蟲病 hyut3 kap1 chung4 beng6 = schistosomiasis

三葉蟲 saam1 jip6 cung4 = [n] trilobite (lit., "three lobed insect")

雞食放光蟲 gai1 sik6 fong3 gwong1 cung4 = know what is what 粵

蚜蟲 ngaa4 cung4 ya2 chong2 = aphid

蟯蟲 naau4 cung4 nao2 chong2 = pinworm

蝗蟲式 wong4 cung4 sik1 = [yoga] Salabhasana, Locust

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