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Translingual
Han character
媌 (Kangxi radical 38, 女+8, 11 strokes, cangjie input 女廿田 (VTW), four-corner 44460, composition ⿰女苗)
- fine, glorious, happy
- prostitute
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 266, character 27
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 6488
- Dae Jaweon: page 533, character 31
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1056, character 6
- Unihan data for U+5A8C
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 貓
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*mreːw, *mrew
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| 描
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*mreːw, *mrew
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| 媌
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*mreːw, *mreːwʔ
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| 緢
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*mreːwʔ, *mreːws, *mrew
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| 苗
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*mrew
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| 猫
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*mrew
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| 庿
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*mrews
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Etymology 1
Pronunciation
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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媌
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媌
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| Reading #
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1/2
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2/2
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| No.
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9103
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9105
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Phonetic
component
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苗
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苗
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Rime
group
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宵
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宵
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Rime
subdivision
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2
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2
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Corresponding
MC rime
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茅
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卯
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Old
Chinese
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/*mreːw/
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/*mreːwʔ/
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Definitions
媌
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Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Definitions
媌
- (Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) prostitute
- (Zhangzhou Hokkien) mother (especially said with children, but used face-to-face in some places)
Synonyms
- 先生 (xiānshēng) (archaic)
- 大先生 (Wu, dated)
- 妓女 (jìnǚ)
- 娼妓 (chāngjì)
- 小先生 (5shiau-shi-san) (Wu, dated)
- 幺二 (1iau-gni) (Wu, dated, inferior)
- 煙花女 / 烟花女 (yānhuānǚ)
- 神女 (shénnǚ) (euphemistic)
- 站街女 (zhànjiēnǚ) (euphemistic)
Compounds
References
Japanese
Kanji
媌
(Hyōgai kanji)
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Readings