瓢虫

瓢蟲
piáochóng
  1. ladybug
  2. ladybird

CEDICT

  1. (neologism, derogatory) man who takes pleasure in hiring prostitutes or is disposed to do so
  2. ladybird; ladybug (Classifier: 隻／只)
  3. man who takes pleasure in hiring prostitutes or is disposed to do so

Wiktionary

动物名。昆虫纲瓢虫科。是一种体作半球形，背上有赤或黑色斑纹的甲虫，因体形像倒盖着的水瓢，故称为「瓢虫」。体长约六公釐，翅鞘为黄褐或黑褐等色，其中肉食性的瓢虫是专门捕食蚜虫和介壳虫的益虫，素食瓢虫则专门啃食植物的叶子。

重編國語辭典

圆形突起的甲虫的通称，是体色鲜豔的小型昆虫，常具红、黑或黄色斑点

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 瓢 piáo
  1. dipper
  2. ladle
=2 虫 chóng variant of 虫 chóng
=2 虫 chóng
  1. lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures
  2. (fig.) person with a particular undesirable characteristic

classifiers: 條, 隻

Containing this entry

七星瓢虫 qīxīngpiáochóng seven-spotted ladybug (Coccinella septempunctata)
茄二十八星瓢虫 qiéèrshíbāxīngpiáochóng
  1. 28-spotted ladybird
  2. hadda beetle
  3. Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata