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蟲
简 虫 · 繁 蟲Mandarin · pinyin chóng
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Cantonese word readings for 蟲. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
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- bug, including insects, worms, etc. (Classifier: 隻／只 m c; 條／条 m c; 尾 h)
- bug, including insects, worms, etc. (Classifier: 隻／只 m c; 條／条 m c; 尾 h) — (figuratively) powerless person
- (literary) animal, including human; creature
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) insect infestation
- person of some characteristic
- person who likes some activity and do it often
- a surname
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- (obsolete, of insect) to bite; to eat
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- (alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 爞
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