qiu1yin3

a word from vocabulary Mandarin Chinese by Thekla Wiebusch  
Word form qiu1yin3
Original script 蚯蚓
LWT meaning(s)
Word meaning earthworm
Comments on word more general term: chong2 蟲: also includes insects
Analyzability semi-analyzable
Gloss qiu1 - yin3 [? - earthworm, move.like.a.worm ]
Age Early Han [22] (-221–25)
Register General
Relative frequency 2. Fairly common