益蟲

益蟲

See also: 益虫

Chinese

		benefit; increase	animal; insect
trad. (益蟲)		益	蟲
simp. (益虫)		益	虫

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yìchóng

  (Zhuyin): ㄧˋ ㄔㄨㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jik¹ cung⁴
• Min Nan (POJ): iak-thâng / ek-thâng / ek-thiông

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: yìchóng
    • Zhuyin: ㄧˋ ㄔㄨㄥˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yihchorng
    • IPA ^(key): /i⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: jik¹ cung⁴
    • Yale: yīk chùhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jik⁷ tsung⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yig¹ cung⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /jɪk̚⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iak-thâng
    • Tâi-lô: iak-thâng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: iaktaang
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /iak̚⁵⁻²⁴ tʰaŋ²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ek-thâng
    • Tâi-lô: ik-thâng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ektaang
    • IPA (Xiamen): /iɪk̚³²⁻⁴ tʰaŋ²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ek-thiông
    • Tâi-lô: ik-thiông
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ektioong
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɪk̚³²⁻⁴ tʰiɔŋ²³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /iɪk̚³²⁻⁵ tʰiɔŋ¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /iɪk̚³²⁻⁴ tʰiɔŋ²⁴/

Noun

益蟲

1. beneficial insect; beneficial bug

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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, rōmaji ekichū)

1. Kyūjitai form of 益虫