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螢火蟲

螢火蟲

See also: 萤火虫

Chinese

		light of firefly	an animal; an invertebrate; a worm an animal; an invertebrate; a worm; an insect
trad. (螢火蟲)		螢火	蟲
simp. (萤火虫)		萤火	虫

Noun

螢火蟲

firefly; lightning bug; glowworm

Synonyms

(archaic) 流螢／流萤 (liúyíng)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yínghuǒchóng

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄔㄨㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jing⁴ fo² cung⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: yínghuǒchóng
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄔㄨㄥˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ynghuoochongr
  - IPA ^(key): /iŋ³⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing, erhua-ed) (螢火蟲兒／萤火虫儿)⁺
  - Pinyin: yínghuǒchóngr
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄔㄨㄥˊㄦ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ynghuoochonglr
  - IPA ^(key): /iŋ³⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʊ̃ɻ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jing⁴ fo² cung⁴
  - Yale: yìhng fó chùhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jing⁴ fo² tsung⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /jɪŋ²¹ fɔː³⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹/