粵

紅hung4蟲cung4

simp红虫
hung4 cung4hung4 cung2hóng chóng

English

  1. (noun) tubifex worms
  2. bloodworm, as in larvae of a non-biting midge
  3. bloodworm, Glycera; usually used for feeding fish or as fishing bait

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 一啲搖蚊品種嘅幼蟲,身體含有大量血紅素而顯得紅色
  2. 一種環節動物;通常用嚟餵魚、做魚餌

Examples

  • 我買咗啲紅蟲俾條魚食。

    I bought some blood worms for feeding the fish.

  • 今日去游水見到泳池有紅蟲。

    Today I went swimming and saw bloodworms in the swimming pool. ----

  • 乌鸫在绿草中发现了一条小红虫。

    The blackbird found a little red worm in the green grass.

    Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY

Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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