水蠆

See also: 水虿

Chinese

		water; river	(scorpion); an insect
trad. (水蠆)		水	蠆
simp. (水虿)		水	虿

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shuǐchài

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄔㄞˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): seoi² caai³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: shuǐchài
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄔㄞˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shoeichay
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʈ͡ʂʰaɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: seoi² caai³
  - Yale: séui chaai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soey² tsaai³
  - Guangdong Romanization: sêu² cai³
  - IPA ^(key): /sɵy̯³⁵ t͡sʰɑːi̯³³/

Noun

水蠆

the nymph or naiad of a dragonfly or damselfly

See also

蜻蜓 (qīngtíng, “dragonfly”)
豆娘 (dòuniáng, “damselfly”)
稚蟲／稚虫

Japanese

Kanji in this term
水	蠆
Grade: 1	Hyōgaiji
Irregular

Pronunciation

(Irregular reading)
- IPA^(key): [ja̠ɡo̞]

Noun

水蠆 (hiragana やご, katakana ヤゴ, rōmaji yago)

the nymph or naiad of a dragonfly

See also

蜻蛉 (トンボ) (tonbo): "dragonfly"
幼 (よう)虫 (ちゅう) (yōchū): "larva, nymph, naiad"

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