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益蟲

益蟲

See also: 益虫

Chinese

		benefit; increase	an animal; an invertebrate; a worm an animal; an invertebrate; a worm; an insect
trad. (益蟲)		益	蟲
simp. (益虫)		益	虫

Noun

益蟲

beneficial insect; beneficial bug

Japanese

Kanji in this term
益	蟲
えき Grade: 5	ちゅう Hyōgaiji
on'yomi

Noun

益蟲 ‎(kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai kanji 益虫, hiragana えきちゅう, romaji ekichū)

Kyūjitai spelling of 益虫

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yìchóng

(Zhuyin): ㄧˋ ㄔㄨㄥˊ
Min Nan (POJ): ek-thiông

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: yìchóng
  - Zhuyin: ㄧˋ ㄔㄨㄥˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yihchongr
  - IPA ^(key): /i⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ek-thiông
  - Tâi-lô: ik-thiông
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ektioong
  - IPA (Xiamen): /iɪk̚³²⁻⁴ tʰiɔŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /iɪk̚⁵⁻²⁴ tʰiɔŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /iɪk̚³²⁻⁵ tʰiɔŋ¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /iɪk̚³²⁻⁴ tʰiɔŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɪk̚³²⁻⁴ tʰiɔŋ²³/