土蟲

Chinese

		earth; dust; rural earth; dust; rural; uncouth; uncultured; plebeian	animal; insect
trad. (土蟲)		土	蟲
simp. (土虫)		土	虫

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tō͘-thâng

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tō͘-thâng
    • Tâi-lô: tōo-thâng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: doxtaang
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tɔ²²⁻²¹ tʰaŋ¹³/

Noun

土蟲

1. (Zhangzhou Hokkien) scarab beetle grub

Synonyms

• 蠐螬／蛴螬 (qícáo)
• 土蠶／土蚕
• 地蠶／地蚕 (dìcán)