磕頭蟲

磕頭蟲

Chinese

		to kowtow; to ram one's head; to hit one's head	animal; insect
trad. (磕頭蟲)		磕頭	蟲
simp. (磕头虫)		磕头	虫

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kētóuchóng

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄜ ㄊㄡˊ ㄔㄨㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hap⁶ tau⁴ cung⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: kētóuchóng
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄜ ㄊㄡˊ ㄔㄨㄥˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ketourchorng
    • IPA ^(key): /kʰɤ⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: hap⁶ tau⁴ cung⁴
    • Yale: hahp tàuh chùhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hap⁹ tau⁴ tsung⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: heb⁶ teo⁴ cung⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /hɐp̚² tʰɐu̯²¹ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹/

Noun

磕頭蟲

1. click beetle; elater

Synonyms

• 叩頭蟲／叩头虫 (kòutóuchóng)
• (Min Nan) 嘀斗