蝃蝥

Chinese

			Spanish fly; grain-eating grub
simp. and trad. (蝃蝥)		蝃	蝥
alternative forms		蠿蟊

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhuōwú, zhuōmáo

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄛㄨˊ, ㄓㄨㄛㄇㄠˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zyut³ mau⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhuōwú
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄛㄨˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhuowú
  - Wade–Giles: cho¹-wu²
  - Yale: jwō-wú
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juowu
  - Palladius: чжо’у (čžo’u)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ u³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhuōmáo
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄛㄇㄠˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhuomáo
  - Wade–Giles: cho¹-mao²
  - Yale: jwō-máu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juomau
  - Palladius: чжомао (čžomao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ mɑʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zyut³ mau⁴
  - Yale: jyut màuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzyt⁸ mau⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: jud³ meo⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡syːt̚³ mɐu̯²¹/

Middle Chinese: tsywet mju

Rime
Character	蝃	蝥
Reading #	2/2	1/4
Initial (聲)	章 (23)	明 (4)
Final (韻)	薛 (82)	虞 (24)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Closed
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	職悅切	武夫切
Baxter	tsywet	mju
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡ɕiuᴇt̚/	/mɨo/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡ɕʷiɛt̚/	/mio/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡ɕjuæt̚/	/mio/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/cwiat̚/	/muə̆/
Li Rong	/t͡ɕiuɛt̚/	/mio/
Wang Li	/t͡ɕĭuɛt̚/	/mĭu/
Bernhard Karlgren	/t͡ɕi̯wɛt̚/	/mi̯u/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	zhuo	wú
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zyut³	mou⁴

Noun

蝃蝥

(obsolete) synonym of 蜘蛛 (zhīzhū, “spider”)