蟶
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razor clam
蟶貝(mate-gai)
See also: 蛏
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Translingual
Han character
蟶 (Kangxi radical 142, 虫+13, 19 strokes, cangjie input 中戈尸口土 (LISRG), four-corner 56114, composition ⿰虫聖)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1098, character 45
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 33664
- Dae Jaweon: page 1563, character 1
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2895, character 3
- Unihan data for U+87F6
Chinese
| trad. | 蟶 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. | 蛏 | |
Glyph origin
Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *l̥ʰeŋ) : semantic 虫 + phonetic 聖 (OC *hljeŋs).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): cing1 / sing3
- Northern Min (KCR): táing
- Eastern Min (BUC): tĕng
- Southern Min
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 1tshen
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄔㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: cheng
- Wade–Giles: chʻêng1
- Yale: chēng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cheng
- Palladius: чэн (čɛn)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: cing1 / sing3
- Yale: chīng / sing
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsing1 / sing3
- Guangdong Romanization: qing1 / xing3
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵/, /sɪŋ³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
- Kienning Colloquial Romanized: táing
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰaiŋ⁵⁴/
- (Jian'ou)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: tĕng
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰɛiŋ⁵⁵/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
- Wu
- Middle Chinese: trhjeng
- Old Chinese
- (Zhengzhang): /*l̥ʰeŋ/
Definitions
蟶
- a razor clam, in particular a Chinese razor clam (Sinonovacula constricta) (Classifier: 敉 mn)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 蟶子 (“razor clam”)
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 蟶子, 縊蟶 | |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 蟶子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 蟶子, 蟶 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 蟶子, 人蟶 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 蟶子 |
| Dongguan | 蟶子 | |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 蟶仔 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 蟶 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 蟶仔, 蟶 |
| Quanzhou | 蟶仔 | |
| Zhangzhou | 蟶仔 | |
| Zhao'an | 蟶 | |
| Penghu (Xiyu) | 蟶 | |
| Shantou | 蟶 | |
| Shantou (Chenghai) | 蟶 | |
| Nan'ao (Houzhai) | 蟶 | |
| Haifeng | 蟶仔 | |
| Central Min | Yong'an | 蟶 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 蟶子 |
| Shanghai (Jiading) | 蟶子 | |
| Shanghai (Chongming) | 蟶 | |
| Ningbo | 蟶子 | |
| Wenzhou | 蟶子 | |
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
蟶