西瓜蟲

Chinese

		western melon; watermelon	animal; insect
trad. (西瓜蟲)		西瓜	蟲
simp. (西瓜虫)		西瓜	虫

Pronunciation

• Jin (Wiktionary): xi¹ gua¹ cung¹
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹shi-ko-zon

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• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: xi¹ gua¹ cung¹
    • Sinological IPA (old-style, no sandhi): /ɕi¹¹ kua¹¹ t͡sʰũŋ¹¹/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ¹shi-ko-zon
    • MiniDict: shi^平 ko zon
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹xi-ko-zon
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɕi⁵⁵ ko³³ zoŋ²¹/

Noun

西瓜蟲

1. (Jin and Shanghainese) Chinese ground beetle (Eupolyphaga sinensis)

Synonyms

• 地鱉／地鳖 (dìbiē)
• (Jin) 鉢鉢蟲／钵钵虫