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茄二十八星瓢虫

qié èr shí bā xīng piáo chóngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
28-spotted ladybird / hadda beetle / Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-08a08abf49004171. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

茄二十八星瓢蟲 茄二十八星瓢虫 [qie2 er4 shi2 ba1 xing1 piao2 chong2] /28-spotted ladybird/hadda beetle/Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata/

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Other forms in these source records: 茄二十八星瓢蟲

  • 茄
    jiā

    phonetic character used in loanwords for the sound "jia", although 夾|夹[jiá] is more common

    qié

    eggplant

  • 二
    èr

    two / 2 / (Beijing dialect) stupid

  • 十
    shí

    ten / 10

  • 八
    bā

    eight

  • 星
    xīng

    star / heavenly body / satellite / small amount

  • 瓢
    piáo

    dipper / ladle

  • 虫
    chóng

    lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures / CL:條|条[tiáo],隻|只[zhī] / (fig.) person with a particular undesirable characteristic

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.