甲殼蟲

甲壳虫
jiǎqiàochóng
beetle

CEDICT

  1. (Mainland China) Beetle (car)
  2. (～樂隊) Alternative name for 披頭四／披头四 (Pītóusì, “Beatles”).
  3. Alternative name for 披頭四／披头四 (Pītóusì, “Beatles”).
  4. Beetle (car)
  5. beetle (any of numerous species of insect in the order Coleoptera)

Wiktionary

Homographs

甲殼蟲 Jiǎqiàochóng the Beatles (1960s UK pop group)

Entry Composition

1 甲殼 jiǎqiào
  1. carapace
  2. crust
  3. outer shell
  4. also pr. jiǎké
2 蟲 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

甲殼蟲類 jiǎkéchónglèi insects of the order Coleoptera (i.e. beetles)

Related entries

甲蟲 jiǎchóng beetle
蛣 jié beetle
槌 chuí
  1. mallet
  2. pestle
  3. beetle (for wedging or ramming)