玳瑁
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Chinese
| phonetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (玳瑁) |
玳 | 瑁 | |
| alternative forms | 蝳蝐 瑇瑁 毒冒 | ||
Etymology
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Attested as early as in Lu Jia (陸賈)'s New Discourses (新語 (xīnyǔ)):
- 夫驢騾駱駞，犀象瑇瑁，琥珀珊瑚，翠羽珠玉，山生水藏，擇地而居。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Lu Jia, Xinyu (A New Discourse), c. 197 BCE
- Fú lǘ luó luòtuó, xī xiàng dàimèi, hǔpò shānhú, cuìyǔ zhūyù, shān shēng shuǐ cáng, zé dì ér jū.
- Donkeys, mules, camels, rhinoceroses, elephants, hawksbill sea turtles, ambers, corals, kingfishers' feathers, pearls, and jades; they are generated on mountains or stored in the seas; each chooses a place to dwell.
夫驴骡骆驼，犀象瑇瑁，琥珀珊瑚，翠羽珠玉，山生水藏，择地而居。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): doi6 mui6 / doi6 mou6
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tāi-mō͘ / tāi-pōe / tāi-pē
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄞˋ ㄇㄠˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: dàimào
- Wade–Giles: tai4-mao4
- Yale: dài-màu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: daymaw
- Palladius: даймао (dajmao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /taɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ mɑʊ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄞˋ ㄇㄠˋㄦ
- Tongyong Pinyin: dàimàor
- Wade–Giles: tai4-mao4-ʼrh
- Yale: dài-màur
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: daymawl
- Palladius: даймаор (dajmaor)
- Sinological IPA (key): /taɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ maʊ̯ɻʷ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄞˋ ㄇㄟˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: dàimèi
- Wade–Giles: tai4-mei4
- Yale: dài-mèi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: daymey
- Palladius: даймэй (dajmɛj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /taɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ meɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: doi6 mui6 / doi6 mou6
- Yale: doih muih / doih mouh
- Cantonese Pinyin: doi6 mui6 / doi6 mou6
- Guangdong Romanization: doi6 mui6 / doi6 mou6
- Sinological IPA (key): /tɔːi̯²² muːi̯²²/, /tɔːi̯²² mou̯²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tāi-mō͘
- Tâi-lô: tāi-mōo
- Phofsit Daibuun: daixmo
- IPA (Xiamen): /tai²²⁻²¹ mɔ̃²²/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tāi-pōe
- Tâi-lô: tāi-puē
- Phofsit Daibuun: daixpoe
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /tai³³⁻²¹ pue³³/
- IPA (Taipei): /tai³³⁻¹¹ pue³³/
- IPA (Xiamen): /tai²²⁻²¹ pue²²/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tāi-pē
- Tâi-lô: tāi-pē
- Phofsit Daibuun: daixpe
- IPA (Taipei): /tai³³⁻¹¹ pe³³/
- IPA (Xiamen): /tai²²⁻²¹ pe²²/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /tai³³⁻²¹ pe³³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
- Middle Chinese: dojH|dowk mwojH|mowk
- Old Chinese
- (Zhengzhang): /*l'ɯːɡs mɯːɡs|muːɡ/
Noun
玳瑁
- hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
- 時珍曰：按范成大《虞衡志》云：玳瑁生海洋深處。狀如龜黿而殼稍長，背有甲十三片，黑白斑文，相錯而成。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Compendium of Materia Medica , by Li Shizhen, 1578 CE
- Shízhēn yuē: àn Fànchéngdà “Yú héng zhì” yún: dàimào shēng hǎiyáng shēnchù. Zhuàng rú guī yuán ér ké shāo cháng, bèi yǒu jiǎ shísān piàn, hēibái bānwén, xiàngcuò ér chéng.
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
时珍曰：按范成大《虞衡志》云：玳瑁生海洋深处。状如龟鼋而壳稍长，背有甲十三片，黑白斑文，相错而成。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]
- shell of the hawksbill sea turtle
- …菩提子三斗、青蓮華廿莖、玳瑁疊子八面、天竺革履二緉… [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: 779 AD, 淡海三船 (Ōmi no Mifune) 《唐大和上東征傳》
- ... pútízǐ sān dǒu, qīnglián huá niàn jīng, dàimào diézǐ bā miàn, tiānzhú gélǚ èr liǎng...
- three jars filled with seedlings of the bodhi tree, twenty stalks of the blue lotus flower, eight dishes made from the shell of the hawksbill sea turtle, two pairs of leather shoes from India
…菩提子三斗、青莲华廿茎、玳瑁叠子八面、天竺革履二𮉧… [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Descendants
Others:
- → Vietnamese: đồi mồi
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 玳 | 瑁 |
| たい Hyōgai |
まい Hyōgai |
| kan'on | goon |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 瑇瑁 |
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 玳瑁 (MC dojH mwojH).
Pronunciation
Noun
See also
- 鼈甲 (bekkō)
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 玳 | 瑁 |
Alternative forms
Noun
- hanja form? of 대모 (“hawksbill sea turtle”)
Vietnamese
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
|---|---|
| 玳 | 瑁 |
Noun
玳瑁
- Nôm form of đồi mồi (“hawksbill sea turtle; liver spots”).