"水蠆" meaning in Chinese

See 水蠆 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰaɪ̯⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /sɵy̯³⁵ t͡sʰaːi̯³³/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰaɪ̯⁵¹/, /sɵy̯³⁵ t͡sʰaːi̯³³/ Chinese transliterations: shuǐchài [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄔㄞˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], seoi² caai³ [Cantonese, Jyutping], shuǐchài [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄔㄞˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], shuěichài [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], shui³-chʻai⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], shwěi-chài [Mandarin, Yale, standard], shoeichay [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], шуйчай [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], šujčaj [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], séui chaai [Cantonese, Yale], soey² tsaai³ [Cantonese, Pinyin], sêu² cai³ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 水虿
Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 水蠆
  1. the nymph or naiad of a dragonfly or damselfly Related terms: 蜻蜓 (qīngtíng) (english: dragonfly), 豆娘 (dòuniáng) (english: damselfly), 稚蟲 (zhìchóng), 稚虫 (zhìchóng)
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          "name": "Baby animals",
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          "name": "Dragonflies and damselflies",
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          "dragonfly",
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          "damselfly",
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          "english": "dragonfly",
          "roman": "qīngtíng",
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        },
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          "roman": "dòuniáng",
          "word": "豆娘"
        },
        {
          "roman": "zhìchóng",
          "word": "稚蟲"
        },
        {
          "roman": "zhìchóng",
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      "zh-pron": "shuǐchài"
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄔㄞˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "seoi² caai³"
    },
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        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "shuǐchài"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
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        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄔㄞˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shuěichài"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shui³-chʻai⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shwěi-chài"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shoeichay"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "шуйчай"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "šujčaj"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰaɪ̯⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "séui chaai"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "soey² tsaai³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sêu² cai³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɵy̯³⁵ t͡sʰaːi̯³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰaɪ̯⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɵy̯³⁵ t͡sʰaːi̯³³/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "水蠆"
}
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      "word": "蜻蜓"
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    {
      "english": "damselfly",
      "roman": "dòuniáng",
      "word": "豆娘"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zhìchóng",
      "word": "稚蟲"
    },
    {
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        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
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          "damselfly"
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  ],
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        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shuǐchài"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄔㄞˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "seoi² caai³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shuǐchài"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄔㄞˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shuěichài"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shui³-chʻai⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shwěi-chài"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shoeichay"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "шуйчай"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "šujčaj"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰaɪ̯⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "séui chaai"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "soey² tsaai³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sêu² cai³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɵy̯³⁵ t͡sʰaːi̯³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰaɪ̯⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɵy̯³⁵ t͡sʰaːi̯³³/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "水蠆"
}

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