蛔蟲

See also: 蛔虫 and 回虫

Chinese

		roundworm; Ascaris lumbricoides	animal; insect
trad. (蛔蟲)		蛔	蟲
simp. (蛔虫)		蛔	虫

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): huíchóng
(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄔㄨㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wui⁴ cung⁴
Min Nan (POJ): hôe-thiông / hôe-thâng
Wu (Wiktionary): hhue zon (T3)

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: huíchóng
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄔㄨㄥˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: huéichóng
  - Wade–Giles: hui²-chʻung²
  - Yale: hwéi-chúng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hweichorng
  - Palladius: хуэйчун (xuejčun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xweɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: huíchóngr
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄔㄨㄥˊㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: huéichóngr
  - Wade–Giles: hui²-chʻungrh²
  - Yale: hwéi-chúngr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hweichorngl
  - Palladius: хуэйчунр (xuejčunr)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xweɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊ̃ɻ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: wui⁴ cung⁴
  - Yale: wùih chùhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wui⁴ tsung⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: wui⁴ cung⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wuːi̯²¹ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hôe-thiông
  - Tâi-lô: huê-thiông
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hoe'tioong
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Xiamen): /hue²⁴⁻²² tʰiɔŋ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hôe-thâng
  - Tâi-lô: huê-thâng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hoe'taang
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hue²³⁻³³ tʰaŋ²³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /hue²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰaŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hue¹³⁻²² tʰaŋ¹³/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: hhue zon (T3)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɦɯe̞²² z̥ʊŋ⁴⁴/

Noun

蛔蟲

giant roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides); roundworm; intestinal worm
(figuratively) mindreader; someone who knows what another person is thinking

Synonyms

(giant roundworm): (Sichuan) 螬蟲／螬虫, (Hakka) 豺蟲／豺虫; (Jin) 盜食蟲／盗食虫; (Min Nan) 蝒蟲／蝒虫

Derived terms

肚子裡的蛔蟲／肚子里的蛔虫 (dùzi lǐ de huíchóng)
肚裡蛔蟲／肚里蛔虫

蛔蟲病／蛔虫病 (huíchóngbìng)
蛔蟲症／蛔虫症

Japanese

Kanji in this term
蛔	蟲
かい Hyōgaiji	ちゅう Hyōgaiji
kan’on

For pronunciation and definitions of 蛔蟲 – see the following entry.

【回虫かいちゅう】

[noun] (pathology) roundworm, intestinal worm, worms of the order Ascaridida.

Alternative spellings
蛔虫, カイチュウ

(This term, 蛔蟲, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
蛔	蟲

Noun

蛔蟲 • (hoechung) (hangeul 회충)

Hanja form^? of 회충.