# 臭蟲
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): chòuchóng
       (Zhuyin): ㄔㄡˋ ㄔㄨㄥˊ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): cou$^4$ cong$^2$
* Cantonese (Jyutping): cau$^3$ cung$^4$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhàu-thâng
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^5$tsheu-zon
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): chou$^4$ chong$^2$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: chòuchóng
*** Zhuyin: ㄔㄡˋ ㄔㄨㄥˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: chòuchóng
*** Wade–Giles: chʻou$^4$-chʻung$^2$
*** Yale: chòu-chúng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chowchorng
*** Palladius: чоучун (čoučun)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: cou$^4$ cong$^2$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: cou cung
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰəu²¹³ t͡sʰoŋ²¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: cau$^3$ cung$^4$
*** Yale: chau chùhng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: tsau$^3$ tsung$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ceo$^3$ cung$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰɐu̯³³ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhàu-thâng
*** Tâi-lô: tshàu-thâng
*** Phofsit Daibuun: zhao'taang
*** IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ tʰaŋ²⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰaŋ²⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ tʰaŋ¹³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰau¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰaŋ²⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰaŋ²³/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^5$tsheu-zon
*** MiniDict: tsheu$^去$ zon
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^2$tsheu-zon
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡sʰɤ³³ zoŋ⁴⁴/
* Xiang
** (Changsha)
*** Wiktionary: chou$^4$ chong$^2$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /ʈ͡ʂʰəu̯⁴⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ¹³/
*** Sinological IPA (new-style): /t͡sʰəu̯⁴⁵ t͡sʰən¹³/
* Middle Chinese: tsyhuwH drjuwng
Rime :
| Character | 臭 | 蟲 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 昌 (24) | 澄 (11) |
| Final (韻) | 尤 (136) | 東 (2) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | III |
| Fanqie | 尺救切 | 直弓切 |
| Baxter | tsyhuwH | drjuwng |
| Reconstructions |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /t͡ɕʰɨu$^H$/ | /ɖɨuŋ/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /t͡ɕʰiu$^H$/ | /ɖiuŋ/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /t͡ɕʰiəu$^H$/ | /ȡiuŋ/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /cʰuw$^H$/ | /ɖuwŋ/ |
| Li Rong | /t͡ɕʰiu$^H$/ | /ȡiuŋ/ |
| Wang Li | /t͡ɕʰĭəu$^H$/ | /ȡĭuŋ/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /t͡ɕʰi̯ə̯u$^H$/ | /ȡʱi̯uŋ/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | chòu | chóng |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | cau$^3$ | cung$^4$ |

### Noun

臭蟲
* (countable) bedbug (Classifier: 隻／只 m)

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 臭蟲, 壁蝨, 蜰蟲, 蜰 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 臭蟲, 床蝨 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 臭蟲 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 臭蟲, 床蝨 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 臭蟲, 老臭 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 臭蟲 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 壁蝨 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 臭蟲 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 壁蝨 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 臭蟲 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 臭蝨 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 臭蝨 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 臭蟲 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 臭蝨 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 臭臭 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Bayanhot | 壁蝨 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 壁蝨, 臭蟲 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 臭蝨 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 臭蟲 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 臭蟲 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 臭蟲 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 壁蝨 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 臭蟲 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 臭蟲 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 臭癟, 臭蟲 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 壁蝨 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 臭蟲 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Huanggang | 臭蝨 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 木蝨 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 木蝨, 床蝨 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 木蝨 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 木蝨 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 䗆蜱 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 䗆蜱 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 木蝨 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 木蝨 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 木蝨 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 木蝨 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 木蝨 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 木蝨 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 木蝨 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 木蝨 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 木蝨 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 木蝨 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 木蝨 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Huancheng) | 木蝨 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Nanlang) | 木蝨 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Xiaolan) | 木蝨 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Dongsheng, Xiaolan) | 木蝨 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Tanbei, Xiaolan) | 木蝨 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Henglan) | 木蝨 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Dongfeng) | 木蝨 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Nantou) | 木蝨 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Fusha) | 木蝨 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shalang) | 木蝨 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Gangkou) | 木蝨 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Huangpu) | 木蝨 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Sanjiao) | 交蚍 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Langwang, Minzhong) | 木蝨 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Minzhong) | 木蝨 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Guzhen) | 交蚍 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Banfu) | 木蝨 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Tanzhou) | 木蝨 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 木蝨 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 交蚍, 木蝨 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 交蚍 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 交蚍 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 交蚍 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 交蚍 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 交蚍 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 交蚍 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 木蝨 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 木蝨 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 木蝨 |
| Cantonese | Qingyuan | 木蝨 |
| Cantonese | Fogang | 木蝨 |
| Cantonese | Yingde (Hanguang) | 木蝨 |
| Cantonese | Yangshan | 木蝨, 增蚍 |
| Cantonese | Lianshan (Butian) | 卑蛆 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 木蝨 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 木蝨 |
| Cantonese | Renhua | 孤蚍 |
| Cantonese | Lechang | 木蝨 |
| Cantonese | Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) | 木蝨 |
| Cantonese | Sihui | 木蝨 |
| Cantonese | Guangning | 木蝨 |
| Cantonese | Deqing | 木蝨 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 木蝨 |
| Cantonese | Xinxing | 木蝨 |
| Cantonese | Luoding | 木蝨 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 木蝨 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 木蝨 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 木蝨 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 木蝨 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 木蝨 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 木蝨, 蝨 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 木蝨 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 臭蟲 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 臭蟲, 烏蜱 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 虼蜱 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 䗆蜱 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 䗆蜱 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 臭蟲, 䗆蜱 |
| Hakka | Huiyang | 䗆蜱 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 䗆蜱 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 䗆蜱 |
| Hakka | Boluo (Bendihua) | 䗆蜱 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 䗆蜱 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 木蝨 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 䗆蜱 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 䗆蜱 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Changbu) | 䗆蜱 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Mianyang) | 䗆蜱 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 䗆蜱 |
| Hakka | Longchuan (Tuocheng; Bendihua) | 䗆蜱 |
| Hakka | Heping (Linzhai; Bendihua) | 䗆蜱 |
| Hakka | Lianping (Longjie; Bendihua) | 䗆蜱 |
| Hakka | Wengyuan | 枯蜱 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 枯蜱 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 䗆蜱 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 枯蜱 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 枯蜱 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 䗆蜱 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 䗆蜱 |
| Hakka | Changting | 䗆蜱 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 䗆蜱 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 䗆蜱 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 䗆蜱 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 䗆蜱 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 臭蟲 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 䗆蜱 |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 臭蟲 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 臭蟲 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 臭蟲 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 臭蟲 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 臭蟲 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 臭蟲 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 臭蟲 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 䗆蜱 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 䗆蜱 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 䗆蜱 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 䗆蜱 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 䗆蜱 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 䗆蜱 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 䗆蜱 |
| Hakka | Yangxi (Tangkou) | 木蝨 |
| Hakka | Yangchun (Sanjia) | 䗆蜱 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Sihe) | 枯蜱 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Qianpai) | 臭蟲 |
| Hakka | Gaozhou (Xindong) | 臭蟲 |
| Hakka | Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 䗆蜱 |
| Hakka | Huazhou (Xin'an) | 木蝨 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 䗆蜱 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Qingping) | 䗆蜱 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 臭蟲 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 臭蟲 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 䗆蜱 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 臭蟲 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 木蝨, 臭蟲 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 壁蝨, 臭蟲 |
| Jin | Pingyao | 壁蝨 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 壁蝨 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 臭蟲, 壁蝨 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 木蝨 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 木蝨 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 木蝨 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 木蝨 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 木蝨 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 木蝨 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 木蝨 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 木蝨 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 木蝨 |
| Southern Min | Yunxiao | 木蝨 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 木蝨 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 木蝨 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 木蝨 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 木蝨 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 木蝨 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 木蝨 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 木蝨 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 木蝨 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 蛀龜 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 蛀龜 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 木蝨 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 木蝨 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 木蝨 |
| Southern Min | Longyan | 木蝨 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 木蝨 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 木蝨 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 木蝨 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 木蝨 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 木蝨 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 木蝨 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 木蝨 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 木蝨 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 木蝨 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) | 木蝨 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) | 木蝨 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 木蝨 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Fengting) | 木蝨 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Youyang) | 木蝨 |
| Puxian Min | Fuding (Aoyao) | 木蝨 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 臭蟲, 木蝨 |
| Shehua | Fu'an | 木蝨 |
| Shehua | Chaozhou | 䗆蜱 |
| Shehua | Fengshun | 䗆蜱 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 臭蟲, 臭蝨, 壁蝨 dated |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 臭蝨 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 壁蝨, 臭蟲 |
| Wu | Wuxi | 癟蝨 |
| Wu | Danyang | 壁蝨, 臭蟲 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 臭蟲 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 臭蟲 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 茭蝨 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 臭蟲 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 臭蟲 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 臭蟲 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 臭蟲 |

#### Derived terms

* 臭蟲論 / 臭虫论 (chòuchónglùn)