百足之蟲

Chinese

		hundred	foot; to be sufficient	's; him/her/it; this	animal; insect
trad. (百足之蟲)		百	足	之	蟲
simp. (百足之虫)		百	足	之	虫

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bǎizúzhīchóng

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˇ ㄗㄨˊ ㄓㄔㄨㄥˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bǎizúzhīchóng
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˇ ㄗㄨˊ ㄓㄔㄨㄥˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bǎizújhihchóng
  - Wade–Giles: pai³-tsu²-chih¹-chʻung²
  - Yale: bǎi-dzú-jr̄-chúng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baetzwujychorng
  - Palladius: байцзучжичун (bajczučžičun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡su³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵/

Noun

百足之蟲

Alternative name for 馬陸／马陆 (mǎlù, “millipede”).
(figuratively) the rich and powerful
Alternative name for 蜈蚣 (wúgōng, “centipede”).

Derived terms

百足之蟲，斷而不蹶／百足之虫，断而不蹶 (bǎizúzhīchóng, duàn'érbùjué)
百足之蟲，死而不僵／百足之虫，死而不僵 (bǎizúzhīchóng, sǐ'érbùjiāng)
百足之蟲，至斷不蹶／百足之虫，至断不蹶 (bǎizúzhīchóng, zhìduànbùjué)
百足之蟲，至死不僵／百足之虫，至死不僵 (bǎizúzhīchóng, zhìsǐbùjiāng)

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