草履蟲

Chinese

		grass; straw; draft (of a document) grass; straw; draft (of a document); careless; rough; manuscript; hasty	shoe; to tread on	animal; insect
trad. (草履蟲)		草	履	蟲
simp. (草履虫)		草	履	虫

Etymology

Possibly a calque of German Pantoffeltierchen.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): cǎolǚchóng

(Zhuyin): ㄘㄠˇ ㄌㄩˇ ㄔㄨㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cou² lei⁵ cung⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: cǎolǚchóng [Phonetic: cáolǚchóng]
  - Zhuyin: ㄘㄠˇ ㄌㄩˇ ㄔㄨㄥˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cǎolyǔchóng
  - Wade–Giles: tsʻao³-lü³-chʻung²
  - Yale: tsǎu-lyǔ-chúng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsaoleuchorng
  - Palladius: цаолюйчун (caoljujčun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ly²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: cou² lei⁵ cung⁴
  - Yale: chóu léih chùhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsou² lei⁵ tsung⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: cou² léi⁵ cung⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰou̯³⁵ lei̯¹³ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹/

Noun

草履蟲

paramecium

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