蟊賊

Chinese

		Spanish fly; grain-eating grub	thief
trad. (蟊賊)		蟊	賊
simp. (蟊贼)		蟊	贼
variant forms		毛賊／毛贼蝥賊／蝥贼

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): máozéi

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄠˊ ㄗㄟˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): maau⁴ caak⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: máozéi
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄠˊ ㄗㄟˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mautzeir
  - IPA ^(key): /mɑʊ̯³⁵ t͡seɪ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: maau⁴ caak⁶
  - Yale: màauh chaahk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: maau⁴ tsaak⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: mao⁴ cag⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /mäːu̯²¹ t͡sʰäːk̚²/

Noun

蟊賊

(literally) grain-eating insect
(figuratively) person harmful to the country and the people

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