# 蟲豸
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): chóngzhì
    (Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄓˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): cung$^4$ zi$^6$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): thâng-thōa / thâng-thǒa
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: chóngzhì
*** Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄓˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: chóngjhìh
*** Wade–Giles: chʻung$^2$-chih$^4$
*** Yale: chúng-jr̀
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chorngjyh
*** Palladius: чунчжи (čunčži)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
*** Homophones: [Show/Hide]$^{edit}$蟲豸／虫豸 重置
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: cung$^4$ zi$^6$
*** Yale: chùhng jih
*** Cantonese Pinyin: tsung$^4$ dzi$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: cung$^4$ ji$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰʊŋ²¹ t͡siː²²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thâng-thōa
*** Tâi-lô: thâng-thuā
*** Phofsit Daibuun: tangtoa
*** IPA (Taipei): /tʰaŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰua³³/
*** IPA (Xiamen): /tʰaŋ²⁴⁻²² tʰua²²/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰaŋ²³⁻³³ tʰua³³/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰaŋ¹³⁻²² tʰua²²/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Jinjiang)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thâng-thǒa
*** Tâi-lô: thâng-thuǎ
*** IPA (Jinjiang): /tʰaŋ²⁴⁻²² tʰua³³/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰaŋ²⁴⁻²² tʰua²²/

### Noun

蟲豸
* (literary or Hokkien) insect; bug
    From: c. 2nd century, Wang Yi (王逸),《楚辭•九思•怨上》 (Nine Longings - Resentment against the Ruler)
    Lóugū xī míng dōng, máojié xī háo xī. Cì yuán xī wǒ cháng, zhú rù xī wǒ huái. Chóngzhì xī jiā yú, chóuchàng xī zìbēi. [Pinyin]
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    From: 1925, March 21, Lu Xun,《戰士和蒼蠅》 (Fighters and Flies), translated by Yang Xianyi and Gladys Yang
    Qùba, cāngying men! Suīrán shēngzhe chìzi, hái néng yíngyíng, zǒng bùhuì chāoguò zhànshì de. Nǐmen zhèxiē chóngzhì men! [Pinyin]
    Buzz off, flies! You may have wings and you may be able to hum, but you will never surpass a fighter, you insects!
* (derogatory) mean and worthless person; bastard (as a curse word)
** 2005, Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation, 5th Republic (Chinese subtitle), episode 1, spoken by Kim Jae-gyu (Kim Hyung-il):
       Géxià! Hé zhèyàng de chóngzhì zài yīqǐ, zěnme néng gǎohǎo zhèngzhì ne? [Pinyin]
       Your excellency (Park Chung-hee)! How can you properly manage politics in that bastard’s presence (namely Cha Ji-cheol)?

#### Synonyms

* (insect): 昆蟲／昆虫 (kūnchóng)
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 蟲, 蟲豸 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 蟲, 蟲子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 蟲子, 蟲兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 蟲 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 蟲子, 蟲 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 蟲 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 蟲子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 蟲子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 蟲子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 蟲兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 蟲 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 蟲子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 蟲子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 蟲子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 蟲 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 蟲 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 蟲子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 蟲 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 蟲子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 蟲兒, 蟲子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 蟲 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 蟲子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 蟲, 蟲蟻兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 蟲兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 蟲 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 蟲子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 蟲子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 蟲子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 蟲 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 蟲兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 蟲 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 蟲 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 蟲 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 蟲 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 蟲 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 蟲 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 蟲 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 蟲 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 蟲 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 蟲 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 蟲 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 蟲子, 蟲 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 蟲 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 蟲 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 蟲 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 蟲 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 蟲 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 蟲 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 蟲蟲兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 蟲 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 蟲蟲兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 蟲 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 蟲 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 蟲 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 蟲 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 蟲 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 蟲 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 蟲 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 蟲, 蟲豸 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 蟲蟲 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 蟲 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 蟲 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 蟲 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 蟲 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 蟲 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 蟲 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 蟲 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 蟲 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 蟲 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 蟲 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 蟲 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 蟲 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 蟲 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 蟲 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 蟲 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 蟲 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 蟲子, 蟲 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 蟲 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 蟲子, 蟲 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 蟲 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 蟲 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 蟲 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 蟲蟻子 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 蟲 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 蟲子, 牛牛 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 蟲子 |
| Jin | Datong | 蟲 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 蟲子, 蟲蟲牛牛, 牛子, 牛牛子 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 蟲 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 蟲子, 圪蟲兒 |
| Jin | Linhe | 蟲子 |
| Jin | Jining | 蟲, 圪蟲 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 蟲, 圪蟲 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 蟲子, 圪蟲 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 蟲子 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 蟲子 |
| Jin | Handan | 蟲子 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 蟲 |
| Jin | Suide | 蟲 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 蟲, 蟲蟻 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 蟲, 蟲蟻, 蟲豸 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 蟲蟻, 蟲豸 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 蟲豸 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 蟲蟻, 蟲豸 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 蟲, 蟲豸 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 蟲 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 蟲咬咬 childish |

#### Descendants

* → Korean: 충치(蟲豸) (chungchi)

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 蟲 | 豸 |

### Noun

蟲豸 • (chungchi) (hangeul 충치)
* hanja form of 충치 (“mean and worthless person”)