# 寄生蟲
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): jìshēngchóng
    (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˋ ㄕㄥ ㄔㄨㄥˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): gei$^3$ sang$^1$ cung$^4$ / gei$^3$ saang$^1$ cung$^4$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ki-sâng-chhùng
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): kì-seng-thiông / kì-sng-thiông / kià-seng-thâng / kià-sng-thâng / kià-siⁿ-thâng / kià-seⁿ-thâng
    (Teochew, Peng'im): gia$^3$ sên$^1$ tang$^5$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: jìshēngchóng
*** Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˋ ㄕㄥ ㄔㄨㄥˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jìshengchóng
*** Wade–Giles: chi$^4$-shêng$^1$-chʻung$^2$
*** Yale: jì-shēng-chúng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jihshengchorng
*** Palladius: цзишэнчун (czišɛnčun)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕi⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵/
** (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: jìshēngchóngr
*** Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˋ ㄕㄥ ㄔㄨㄥˊㄦ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jìshengchóngr
*** Wade–Giles: chi$^4$-shêng$^1$-chʻung$^2$-ʼrh
*** Yale: jì-shēng-chúngr
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jihshengchorngl
*** Palladius: цзишэнчунр (czišɛnčunr)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕi⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊ̃ɻ³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: gei$^3$ sang$^1$ cung$^4$ / gei$^3$ saang$^1$ cung$^4$
*** Yale: gei sāng chùhng / gei sāang chùhng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: gei$^3$ sang$^1$ tsung$^4$ / gei$^3$ saang$^1$ tsung$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: géi$^3$ seng$^1$ cung$^4$ / géi$^3$ sang$^1$ cung$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /kei̯³³ sɐŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹/, /kei̯³³ saːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ki-sâng-chhùng
*** Hakka Romanization System: gi sang$^ˊ$ cung$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: gi$^4$ sang$^1$ cung$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /ki⁵⁵ saŋ²⁴ t͡sʰuŋ¹¹/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kì-seng-thiông
*** Tâi-lô: kì-sing-thiông
*** Phofsit Daibuun: kiesengtioong
*** IPA (Xiamen): /ki²¹⁻⁵³ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiɔŋ²⁴/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kì-sng-thiông
*** Tâi-lô: kì-sng-thiông
*** Phofsit Daibuun: kiesngtioong
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /ki⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sŋ̍³³ tʰiɔŋ²⁴/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, variant in Taiwan)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kià-seng-thâng
*** Tâi-lô: kià-sing-thâng
*** Phofsit Daibuun: kiarsengtaang
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /kia²¹⁻⁴¹ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰaŋ²³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /kia¹¹⁻⁵³ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰaŋ²⁴/
*** IPA (Xiamen): /kia²¹⁻⁵³ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰaŋ²⁴/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kià-sng-thâng
*** Tâi-lô: kià-sng-thâng
*** Phofsit Daibuun: kiarsngtaang
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /kia⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sŋ̍³³ tʰaŋ²⁴/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kià-siⁿ-thâng
*** Tâi-lô: kià-sinn-thâng
*** Phofsit Daibuun: kiarsvi'taang
*** IPA (Xiamen): /kia²¹⁻⁵³ sĩ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰaŋ²⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei): /kia¹¹⁻⁵³ sĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰaŋ²⁴/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kià-seⁿ-thâng
*** Tâi-lô: kià-senn-thâng
*** Phofsit Daibuun: kiarsve'taang
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /kia²¹⁻⁵³ sɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² tʰaŋ¹³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /kia²¹⁻⁴¹ sẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰaŋ²³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: gia$^3$ sên$^1$ tang$^5$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kià seⁿ thâng
*** Sinological IPA : /kia²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sẽ³³⁻²³ tʰaŋ⁵⁵/

### Noun

寄生蟲
* (biology) parasite
* (figurative) satirizing people who don't work, but exploit others
       Zhěngtiān yóushǒuhǎoxián, zhǐ huì qīyā línlǐ de jìshēngchóng, zāo rén tuòqì. [Pinyin]
       A parasitic layabout who spends the whole day loafing around and bullying the neighbours is despised by everyone.

#### Synonyms

* 寄生物 (jìshēngwù)

#### Derived terms

* 寄生蟲學 / 寄生虫学 (jìshēngchóngxué)
* 寄生蟲病 / 寄生虫病

### References

* “Entry #88850”, in 重編國語辭典修訂本 [Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary] (in Chinese), National Academy for Educational Research (Taiwan), 2021.

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 寄 | 生 | 蟲 |
| き Grade: 5 | せい Grade: 1 | ちゅう Hyōgai |
| on'yomi |||
For pronunciation and definitions of 寄生蟲 – see the following entry. :
| 【寄生虫きせいちゅう】 | [noun] parasite |
(This term, 寄生蟲, is the kyūjitai of the above term.) :

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 寄 | 生 | 蟲 |

### Noun

寄生蟲 • (gisaengchung) (hangeul 기생충)
* hanja form of 기생충 (“parasite”)

## Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term :
| 寄 | 生 | 蟲 |

### Noun

寄生蟲
* chữ Hán form of kí sinh trùng (“parasite”).