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虫豸

chóng zhìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
insect or insect-like small creature (literary) / base person (used as a curse word)
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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-b858a4ca3922846d. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

蟲豸 虫豸 [chong2 zhi4] /insect or insect-like small creature (literary)/base person (used as a curse word)/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 蟲豸

  • 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

  • 豸
    zhì

    worm-like invertebrate / mythical animal (see 獬豸[xiè zhì]) / radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 153)

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.