jì​shēng​chóng

parasite

  • created reference approved 寄生虫/寄生蟲 → 个/個 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    寄生虫 / 寄生蟲 jì​shēng​chóng

    个 / 個 gè

    classifier

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 寄生虫/寄生蟲 → 只/隻 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    寄生虫 / 寄生蟲 jì​shēng​chóng

    只 / 隻 zhī

    classifier

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 寄生虫/寄生蟲 · jì​shēng​chóng · parasite — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    寄生虫 / 寄生蟲

    jì​shēng​chóng

    parasite

    an organism that lives in or on another organism and derives nutrients from it; also refers to invertebrates like roundworms, lice, and fleas

    寄生 (literal) → 寄生 · jì​shēng · parasitism; parasitic 虫 (literal) → 虫/蟲 · chóng · insect

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 寄生虫/寄生蟲 · jì​shēng​chóng · freeloader — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    寄生虫 / 寄生蟲

    jì​shēng​chóng

    freeloader

    (figurative) a person who is capable of working but instead chooses to live by exploiting or relying on others; a social parasite

    寄生 (literal) → 寄生 · jì​shēng · to live off others 虫 (literal) → 虫/蟲 · chóng · [person type]

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense