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蛔蟲

简蛔虫 · 繁蛔蟲

Mandarin · pinyin huí chóng

roundworm; ascarid; (esp.) Ascaris lumbricoides, a human parasite
(fig.) person who knows what another person is thinking; a mind reader

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蛔: huí · tapeworm
蟲: chóng · worms; insects
虫: chóng · insects, worms; Kangxi radical 142

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2–2 · hui2 chong2

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noun

giant roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides); roundworm; intestinal worm
(figurative) mindreader; someone who knows what another person is thinking

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