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Translingual
Han character
蟒 (Kangxi radical 142, 虫+13, 19 strokes, cangjie input 中戈廿戈廿 (LITIT), four-corner 54143, composition ⿰虫莽)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1096, character 29
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 33572
- Dae Jaweon: page 1561, character 13
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2876, character 13
- Unihan data for U+87D2
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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蟒
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*maːŋʔ
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漭
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*maːŋʔ, *maːŋs
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Etymology 1
Possibly from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-lja(ŋ/k) (“python”), whence Proto-Loloish *laŋ¹ (“snake”), Proto-Karen *g-laŋ (“python”) (Handel, 1997; STEDT).
Pronunciation
Note:
- bóng - literary;
- báng - vernacular.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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蟒
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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8776
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Phonetic component
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莽
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Rime group
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陽
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Rime subdivision
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0
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Corresponding MC rime
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莽
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Old Chinese
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/*maːŋʔ/
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Definitions
蟒
- python
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
蟒蛇 (“python; boa”)
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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蟒蛇, 蚺蛇
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Taiwan
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蟒蛇
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Singapore
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蟒蛇
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Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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蟒
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Xi'an
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蟒
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Xining
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蟒
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Southwestern Mandarin
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Guiyang
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蟒
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Guilin
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蟒
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Liuzhou
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蟒蛇, 蝻蛇
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Nanning (Wuming)
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蟒蛇
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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蝻蛇
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Hong Kong
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蟒蛇, 蝻蛇
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Taishan
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蝻蛇
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Kaiping (Chikan)
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蝻蛇
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Dongguan
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蝻蛇, 大蝻蛇
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Nanning
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蝻蛇, 大蝻蛇
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Wuzhou
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蝻蛇
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Yulin
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蟒蛇, 蝻蛇
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Hepu (Lianzhou)
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蝻蛇, 蟒
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Gan
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Nanchang
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蟒蛇
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Lichuan
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蟒蛇
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Hakka
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Meixian
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蝻蛇, 琴蛇
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Yudu
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蟒蛇
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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蝻蛇
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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蝻蛇
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Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)
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蝻蛇
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Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)
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蝻蛇
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Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)
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蝻蛇
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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蝻蛇, 大蝻蛇
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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蝻蛇, 大蝻蛇
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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蝻蛇, 大蝻蛇
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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蝻蛇, 大蝻蛇
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Hong Kong
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蝻蛇, 琴蛇
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Luchuan (Daqiao)
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琴蛇
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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蟒
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Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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蝻蛇
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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蟒
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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錦蛇
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Quanzhou
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錦蛇
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Zhangzhou
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錦蛇
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Taipei
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錦蛇
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New Taipei (Tamsui)
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錦蛇
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Kaohsiung
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錦蛇, 臭腥母
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Kaohsiung (Cijin)
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錦蛇
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Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)
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臭腥母
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Yilan
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錦蛇
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Yilan (Luodong)
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錦蛇
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Yilan (Toucheng)
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錦蛇
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Changhua (Yongjing)
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蝻蛇, 錦蛇
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Taichung
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錦蛇
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Tainan
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蟒蛇
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Tainan (Anping)
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錦蛇
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Hsinchu
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錦蛇, 大山剌
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Pingtung (Baoli, Checheng)
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錦蛇, 蝻蛇, 過山刀
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Kinmen
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錦蛇, 臭腥母
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Penghu (Magong)
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錦蛇
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Penghu (Xiyu)
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錦蛇, 臭腥母
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Penang (Hokkien)
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錦蛇
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Singapore (Hokkien)
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錦蛇
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Shantou
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琴蛇, 蟒蛇
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Shantou (Chenghai)
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琴蛇
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Nan'ao (Houzhai)
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琴蛇
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Nan'ao (Yun'ao)
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琴蛇
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Haifeng
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琴蛇
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Leizhou
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琴蛇
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Wenchang
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蝻蛇
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Zhongshan Min
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Zhongshan (Sanxiang)
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蝻蛇
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Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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蝻蛇
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Northern Pinghua
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Guilin (Dahe)
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蟒
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Wu
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Shanghai
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蟒蛇
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Suzhou
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蟒蛇
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Hangzhou
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蟒蛇
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Compounds
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Definitions
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References
- 莆田市荔城区档案馆 , editor (2022), “蟒”, in 莆仙方言文读字汇 [Puxian Dialect Literary Reading Dictionary] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), page 152.
Japanese
Kanji
蟒
(Hyōgai kanji)
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Readings
Korean
Hanja
蟒 • (mang) (hangeul 망, revised mang, McCune–Reischauer mang, Yale mang)
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