螟蛉仔囝

Chinese

		green rice caterpillar; caterpillar of many species, such as the corn earworm or the small white butterfly	minutely; young; duty minutely; young; duty; responsibility	child
trad. (螟蛉仔囝)		螟蛉	仔	囝
simp. #(螟蛉仔囝)		螟蛉	仔	囝

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bêng-lêng-á-kiáⁿ

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bêng-lêng-á-kiáⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: bîng-lîng-á-kiánn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bengleng'afkviar
    • IPA (Xiamen): /biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiã⁵³/

Noun

螟蛉仔囝

1. (Xiamen Hokkien) adopted child

Synonyms

• 養子／养子 (yǎngzǐ)
• 螟蛉子 (mínglíngzǐ)
• 螟蛉 (mínglíng)
• (Sichuan) 抱子