應聲蟲

Chinese

		to respond; to answer; to utter a sound in response	animal; insect
trad. (應聲蟲)		應聲	蟲
simp. (应声虫)		应声	虫

Etymology

Originally referring to a kind of mythological parasite which repeats what the host says and can only be cured with native bread.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yìngshēngchóng

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄥˋ ㄕㄥㄔㄨㄥˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yìngshēngchóng
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄥˋ ㄕㄥㄔㄨㄥˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yìngshengchóng
  - Wade–Giles: ying⁴-shêng¹-chʻung²
  - Yale: yìng-shēng-chúng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yinqshengchorng
  - Palladius: иншэнчун (inšɛnčun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /iŋ⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yìngshēngchóngr
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄥˋ ㄕㄥㄔㄨㄥˊㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yìngshengchóngr
  - Wade–Giles: ying⁴-shêng¹-chʻung²-ʼrh
  - Yale: yìng-shēng-chúngr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yinqshengchorngl
  - Palladius: иншэнчунр (inšɛnčunr)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /iŋ⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊ̃ɻ³⁵/

Noun

應聲蟲

(figurative, derogatory) yes man; one who always parrots other people's ideas; opinionless person

Synonyms

跟屁蟲／跟屁虫 (gēnpìchóng)
好好先生 (hǎohǎo xiānsheng)

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