蝗蟲

See also: 蝗虫

Chinese

locust animal; insect
trad. (蝗蟲)
simp. (蝗虫)

Etymology

"Mainland Chinese"
From the view that Mainland Chinese come into Hong Kong in large crowds while consuming any resource that they could find, and "refuse to follow rules and order".[1]

Pronunciation


Noun

蝗蟲

  1. locust
  2. person with a big appetite
  3. (Hong Kong, slang, derogatory, offensive) mainland Chinese; mainlander

Synonyms

  • (locust) (dialectal) 螞蚱蚂蚱 (màzha), 螞蚱子蚂蚱子; (Guizhou) 麥蚱麦蚱; (Muping Mandarin) 螞蚱兒蚂蚱儿; (Wanrong Mandarin) 螞蚱蚱蚂蚱蚱; (Xining Mandarin) 雀螞蚱雀蚂蚱; (Gan) 虴蛨, 虴蛨子; (Xinzhou) 別爭别争
  • (mainlander):

Compounds

References

Japanese

Kanji in this term
こう
Hyōgai
ちゅう
Hyōgai
kan'on
For pronunciation and definitions of 蝗蟲 – see the following entry.
蝗虫こうちゅう
[noun] synonym of 稲子 (inago, locust)
(This term, 蝗蟲, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)