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Translingual
Han character
蛆 (Kangxi radical 142, 虫+5, 11 strokes, cangjie input 中戈月一 (LIBM), four-corner 57110, composition ⿰虫且)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1080, character 19
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 32963
- Dae Jaweon: page 1548, character 35
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2842, character 16
- Unihan data for U+86C6
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 虘
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*zaːl, *zaː
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| 蔖
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*zlaːl, *sʰaːʔ
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| 摣
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*rnaː, *ʔsraː
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| 袓
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*ʔsjaː, *zaʔ
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| 怚
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*ʔsjaː, *ʔsas, *zaʔ
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| 罝
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*ʔsjaː
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| 謯
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*ʔslja, *ʔsraːʔ
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| 姐
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*ʔsjaːʔ
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| 抯
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*ʔsljaːʔ, *ljaːʔ, *ʔsraː
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| 飷
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*ʔsjaːʔ
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| 且
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*sʰjaːʔ, *ʔsa
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| 趄
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*sʰjaːs, *sʰa
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| 笡
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*sʰjaːs
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| 查
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*ʔsraː, *zraː, *zraː
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| 柤
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*ʔsraː
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| 樝
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*ʔsraː
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| 皻
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*ʔsraː
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| 渣
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*ʔsraː
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| 楂
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*zraː
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| 苴
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*zraː, *ʔsa, *ʔsaʔ, *sʰa
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| 駔
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*ʔslaːŋʔ, *zaːʔ
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| 租
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*ʔsaː
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| 蒩
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*ʔsaː, *ʔsaːʔ, *sʰa
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| 祖
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*ʔsaːʔ
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| 組
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*ʔsaːʔ
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| 珇
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*ʔsaːʔ
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| 靻
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*ʔsaːʔ
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| 粗
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*sʰaː, *zaːʔ
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| 徂
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*zaː
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| 殂
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*zaː
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| 麆
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*zaːʔ, *zras
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| 伹
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*zaːʔ, *sʰa
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| 蛆
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*ʔsa, *sʰa
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| 沮
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*ʔsa, *ʔsas, *sʰa, *zaʔ, *ʔsra
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| 咀
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*ʔsaʔ, *zaʔ
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| 疽
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*sʰa
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| 雎
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*sʰa
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| 狙
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*sʰa, *sʰas
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| 岨
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*sʰa
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| 砠
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*sʰa
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| 坥
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*sʰa, *sʰas
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| 刞
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*sʰas
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| 覰
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*sʰas
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| 覷
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*sʰas
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| 跙
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*zaʔ
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| 筯
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*das
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| 菹
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*ʔsra
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| 葅
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*ʔsra
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| 阻
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*ʔsraʔ, *ʔsras
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| 俎
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*ʔsraʔ
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| 詛
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*ʔsraʔ, *ʔsras
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| 鉏
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*zra, *zraʔ
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| 豠
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*zra
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| 鋤
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*zra
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| 耡
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*zra, *zras
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| 齟
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*zraʔ
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| 助
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*zras
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *ʔsa, *sʰa): semantic 虫 (“insect”) + phonetic 且 (OC *sʰjaːʔ, *ʔsa).
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei, Tainan, Magong)
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Lukang, Sanxia, Kinmen, Hsinchu)
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung, Yilan, Taichung)
- (Teochew)
Note:
- ce1 - vernacular;
- zu1 - literary.
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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蛆
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| Reading #
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2/2
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| No.
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10420
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Phonetic
component
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且
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Rime
group
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魚
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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疽
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Old
Chinese
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/*sʰa/
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Definitions
蛆
- maggot
- (figurative, derogatory) despicable person
- (Southern Min, Puxian Min) wriggler; wiggler; mosquito larva
- (Taiwan, neologism, slang, derogatory) supporters of Kuomintang (KMT)
- Synonyms: 蛆蛆, 藍蛆 / 蓝蛆
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
孑孓 (“wriggler; wiggler; mosquito larva”)
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Classical Chinese
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蜎
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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孑孓
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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跟頭蟲兒
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| Taiwan
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孑孓
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| Langfang
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跟頭蟲兒
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| Harbin
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跟頭蟲兒
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| Jilu Mandarin
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Tangshan
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跟頭蟲兒
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| Cangzhou
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跟頭蟲
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| Baoding
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跟頭蟲兒
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| Shijiazhuang
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跟頭蟲
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| Jinan
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跟頭蟲, 跟頭蟲子
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| Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
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打老鬼, 孑孓
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| Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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跟頭蟲兒, 孑孓
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| Daming
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跟頭蟲兒
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| Wanrong
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顛倒子, 水擔圪斗
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| Xuzhou
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孑孓, 跟頭蟲
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| Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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跟頭蟲
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| Ürümqi
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跟頭蟲
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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跟斗兒蟲, 沙蟲子
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| Wuhan
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跟頭蟲
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| Guiyang
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跟斗蟲
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| Guilin
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孑孓
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| Liuzhou
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跟斗蟲
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| Nanning (Wuming)
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沙蟲, 孑孓
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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蠓蟲
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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孑孓, 沙蟲, 沙屎蟲, 蚊蟲, 紅蟲
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| Hong Kong
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孑孓, 沙蟲
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| Kaiping (Chikan)
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逕蟲
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| Nanning
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沙蟲
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| Nanning (Tanka)
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沙蟲
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| Wuzhou
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沙蟲
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| Yulin
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曲曲蛆
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| Hepu (Lianzhou)
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沙蟲
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| Gan
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Pingxiang
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沙蟲
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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屎蛆仔, 水蛆仔, 蛆仔
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| Wuhua (Huacheng)
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沙蟲
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| Yudu
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沙蟲子
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| Huizhou
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Jixi
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打滾蟲
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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道跌子
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| Taiyuan (Jiancaoping)
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道跌子
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| Pingyao
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卜來來
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| Xinzhou
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吊孑子
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| Zhangjiakou
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耍錢棍兒
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| Handan
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跟頭蟲子
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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變魚蟲
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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把啷鼓墜
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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車蛆, 蛆
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| Quanzhou
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車蛆, 蛆
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| Jinjiang
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車蛆
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| Zhangzhou
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車蛆, 蛆
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| Tainan
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水蛆
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| Zhangping (Yongfu)
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末仔
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| Shantou
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蛆
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| Jieyang
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蛆, 大頭蛆
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| Leizhou
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蛆蟲
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| Haikou
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雨蟲
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| Puxian Min
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Putian
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蛆, 蛆蟲
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| Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)
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蛆
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| Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)
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蛆
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| Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)
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蛆蟲
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| Xianyou
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蛆
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| Xianyou (Fengting)
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蛆
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| Xianyou (Youyang)
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蛆
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| Zhongshan Min
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Zhongshan (Sanxiang)
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蠓蟲
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| Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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沙蟲
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| Northern Pinghua
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Guilin (Dahe)
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沙蟲
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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打拳蛆
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| Shanghai (Chongming)
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孓襻蟲
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| Suzhou
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打拳蟲
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| Danyang
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水孑孓, 彎蟲
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| Hangzhou
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倒督蟲兒
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| Ningbo
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棲蟲
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| Wenzhou
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蛆蟲
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| Jinhua
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骨骨蟲, 各各蟲
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| Jinhua (Tangxi)
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糞缸蟲
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| Xiang
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Changsha
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沙蟲子
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| Loudi
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紅紗蟲
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Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “KMT supporters”): 吱 (zhī, “DPP supporters”)
Compounds
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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蛆
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| Reading #
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1/2
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| No.
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10414
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Phonetic
component
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且
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Rime
group
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魚
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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且
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Old
Chinese
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/*ʔsa/
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Definitions
蛆
- Only used in 蝍蛆 (jíjū).
Compounds
References
Japanese
Kanji
蛆
(Hyōgai kanji)
Readings
Etymology
| For pronunciation and definitions of 蛆 – see the following entry.
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| (This term, 蛆, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
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Korean
Hanja
蛆 (eum 저 (jeo))
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