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蟠尾絲蟲

简蟠尾丝虫 · 繁蟠尾絲蟲

Mandarin · pinyin pán wěi sī chóng

Onchocerca volvulus, the filarial parasite worm causing "river blindness" or onchocerciasis, the second most common cause of blindness in humans

Characters in this entry

蟠: pán · coil; coiling, curling; occupy
尾: wěi · tail, extremity; end, stern; 6th lunar mansion, determinative star μ¹ Scorpii (Xamidimura)
絲: Look up this written character
蟲: chóng · worms; insects
丝: sī · silk; fine thread; wire; strings
虫: chóng · insects, worms; Kangxi radical 142

Written characters and their own readings; the entry’s pronunciation is shown above.

2–3–1–2 · pan2 wei3 si1 chong2

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Compare dictionary sources 1 Cantonese reading

faan4 mei5 si1 cung4

Cantonese word readings for 蟠尾絲蟲. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

faan4 mei5 si1 cung4

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.