瞌睡蟲

Chinese

		to doze; to nap; to get drowsy	animal; insect
trad. (瞌睡蟲)		瞌睡	蟲
simp. (瞌睡虫)		瞌睡	虫

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kēshuìchóng

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄜ ㄕㄨㄟˋ ㄔㄨㄥˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kēshuìchóng
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄜ ㄕㄨㄟˋ ㄔㄨㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: keshuèichóng
    • Wade–Giles: kʻo¹-shui⁴-chʻung²
    • Yale: kē-shwèi-chúng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keshueychorng
    • Palladius: кэшуйчун (kɛšujčun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɤ⁵⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kēshuìchóngr
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄜ ㄕㄨㄟˋ ㄔㄨㄥˊㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: keshuèichóngr
    • Wade–Giles: kʻo¹-shui⁴-chʻung²-ʼrh
    • Yale: kē-shwèi-chúngr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keshueychorngl
    • Palladius: кэшуйчунр (kɛšujčunr)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɤ⁵⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʊ̃ɻ³⁵/

Noun

瞌睡蟲

1. (literary in old novels, Chinese mythology) bug that makes people fall asleep
2. (often endearing) one who sleeps more often than others; sleepyhead