Hakka phrases - Animals (insects)

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15-1 齋虫 sái cúng tape worm
15-2 蝴蝶 fú tiàp 蝴蝶 butterfly
15-3 蛀蟲 zù cúng 蛀書蟲 book worm
15-4 蜜蜂 mìt fūng bee
15-5 蜈蚣蜞 ńg gūng kí 蜈蚣 centipede
15-6 火焰蟲 fǒ jǎm cúng 螢火蟲 firefly; glowworm; lightning bug
15-7 黃 wóng càt 蟑螂 cockroach
15-8 黃蜺 wóng lī 蜻蜓 dragonfly
15-9 虱母(乸) sǐt má 跳蚤 flea
15-10 草蝍 cǎu zǐt 蟋蟀 cricket (insect)
15-11 (紅) (fúng) hěn 蚯蚓 earthworm; rainworm; lobworm
15-12 糞屎公 bùn sǐ gūng 蜣螂 dung beetle
15-13 黃蜂 wóng fūng wasp
15-14 黃蜂藪 wóng fūng diù wasps' nest
15-15 lá kiá 蜘蛛 spider
15-16 網 lá kiá miǒng spider's web
15-17 湖蜞 fú kí 水蛭; 螞蟥 leech
15-18 草蜢 cǎu mǎng 蚱蜢 grasshopper
15-19 蟻 lī 螞蟻 ant; emmet; pismire
15-20 蟻公 lī gūng 螞蟻 ant; emmet; pismire
15-21 烏蠅 wū jín 蒼蠅 housefly
15-22 蚊 mūn mosquito
15-23 干螕 gōn pī bed bug
15-24 竈雞仔 zàu gāi zǎi cricket-like insect often found in cooking-ranges