蟋蟀
Chinese
phonetic | |||
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trad. (蟋蟀) | 蟋 | 蟀 | |
simp. #(蟋蟀) | 蟋 | 蟀 | |
alternative forms | 螅蟀 蟋𧍓 悉𧍓 |
Etymology
A reduplicative Old Chinese compound of the shape /*srit srut/.
Some similar words can be found in neighbouring languages:
- Sino-Tibetan: Starostin sets up Proto-Sino-Tibetan *rĭt ~ rŭt (“cricket”), to include this Chinese word, Burmese ပုရစ် (pu.rac, “cricket”), and Jingpho kǝrot (“a species of cricket”).
- Mon-Khmer: Compare Proto-Mon-Khmer *[t1/c]riit (“cricket; to chirr”), whence Khmer ចង្រិត (cɑngrət, “cricket”) and Thai จิ้งหรีด (jîng-rìit) (Manomaivibool, 1975).
Compare: 窸窣 (OC *sid suːd, “onomatopoeia of chirping or rustling”).
Pronunciation
Noun
蟋蟀
- cricket (insect)
- 九月在戶,十月蟋蟀入我牀下。穹窒熏鼠,塞向墐戶。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Jiǔyuè zài hù, shíyuè xīshuài rù wǒ chuáng xià. Qióng zhì xūn shǔ, sài xiàng jìn hù. [Pinyin]
- In the ninth month, about the doors;
In the tenth month, the cricket enters under our beds.
Chinks are filled up, and rats are smoked out.
The windows that face [the north] are stopped up;
九月在户,十月蟋蟀入我牀下。穹窒熏鼠,塞向墐户。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]- 溫風始至,蟋蟀居壁,鷹乃學習,腐草為螢。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Book of Rites, c. 4th – 2nd century BCE
- Wēn fēng shǐ zhì, xīshuài jū bì, yīng nǎi xuéxí, fǔcǎo wéi yíng. [Pinyin]
- Gentle winds begin to blow.
The cricket takes its place in the walls.
(Young) hawks learn to practise (the ways of their parents).
Decaying grass becomes fire-flies.
温风始至,蟋蟀居壁,鹰乃学习,腐草为萤。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Synonyms
Variety | Location | Words edit |
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Classical Chinese | 蟋蟀, 促織, 蜻蛚, 蝍蛆, 蛩, 吟蛩, 秋蛩, 懶婦 | |
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 蟋蟀 | |
Taxonomic name | 蟋蟀 | |
Mandarin | Beijing | 蛐蛐兒 |
Taiwan | 蟋蟀 | |
Tianjin | 蛐蛐兒 | |
Ulanhot | 蛐蛐 | |
Tongliao | 蛐蛐 | |
Chifeng | 蛐蛐兒 | |
Bayanhot | 蟋蟀 | |
Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 蛐蛐 | |
Harbin | 蛐蛐兒 | |
Shenyang | 蛐蛐兒 | |
Yantai (Muping) | 蛐蛐子 | |
Qingdao | 土蚱兒 | |
Jinan | 蛐兒蛐兒 | |
Luoyang | 蛐蛐 | |
Wanrong | 臭吱吱 | |
Zhengzhou | 促促兒 | |
Xi'an | 蛐蛐兒 | |
Yinchuan | 黑油麥蚱, 蛐蛐 | |
Lanzhou | 蛐蛐, 錯翅子 | |
Xining | 秋蟬兒, 蛐蛐 | |
Wuhan | 蛐蛐 | |
Chengdu | 叫雞子, 叫雞雞, 蛐蛐兒 | |
Guiyang | 蛐蛐 | |
Kunming | 蛐蛐兒 | |
Yangshuo | 灶雞 | |
Liuzhou | 蛐蛐 | |
Xuzhou | 蛐兒蛐兒 | |
Yangzhou | 蛐蛐子 | |
Nanjing | 蛐織 | |
Hefei | 蛐蛐, 蛐蛐子 | |
Nantong | 蛐蛐 | |
Mae Salong (Lancang) | 蛐蛐 | |
Cantonese | Guangzhou | 織蟀, 蟀, 蟀子 |
Hong Kong | 蟋蟀, 織蟀 | |
Macau | 蟋蟀 | |
Guangzhou (Panyu) | 蟀 | |
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 蟀 | |
Guangzhou (Conghua) | 蟀 | |
Foshan | 織蟀 | |
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 蟀蟀 | |
Foshan (Shunde) | 蟀 | |
Foshan (Sanshui) | 蟀 | |
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 蟀蟀 | |
Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 織蟀 | |
Zhuhai (Qianshan) | 足雞 | |
Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka) | 蟋蟀 | |
Zhuhai (Doumen) | 蟋蟀 | |
Jiangmen (Baisha) | 酒蟀 | |
Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 蟋蟀 | |
Taishan | 蟋蟀 | |
Kaiping (Chikan) | 蟋蟀 | |
Enping (Niujiang) | 蟋蟀 | |
Heshan (Yayao) | 蟋蟀 | |
Dongguan | 子蟀 | |
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 蟋蟀 | |
Shaoguan | 織蟀 | |
Yunfu | 促蟀 | |
Yangjiang | 促蟀 | |
Xinyi | 促織 | |
Lianjiang | 織蟀 | |
Mandalay (Taishan) | 蟋蟀 | |
Gan | Nanchang | 蛐蛐 |
Lichuan | 蟋蟀 | |
Pingxiang | 蟋蟀, 蟋蟀仔 | |
Hakka | Meixian | 蟋蟀仔 |
Xingning | 土唧哩 | |
Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 蛛蟀 | |
Huidong (Daling) | 草唧 | |
Dongguan (Qingxi) | 草織 | |
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 草織 | |
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 蟋蟀 | |
Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 草雞子 | |
Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 草唧 | |
Conghua (Lütian) | 草蟀 | |
Changting | 草唧 | |
Wuping | 草唧子 | |
Wuping (Pingyu) | 草唧子 | |
Liancheng | 草唧 | |
Ninghua | 草虻 | |
Yudu | 蟋蟀子 | |
Ruijin | 山灶雞 | |
Shicheng | 山灶雞子 | |
Shangyou (Shexi) | 蟋蟀 | |
Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 土狗仔, 草唧仔 | |
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 土狗仔 | |
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 土狗仔, 草唧仔 | |
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 土狗, 草唧 | |
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 土狗仔, 草唧仔 | |
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 土狗 | |
Huizhou | Jixi | 織織 |
Jin | Taiyuan | 蛐蛐 |
Xinzhou | 黑色兒 | |
Taibus (Baochang) | 蟋蟀 | |
Linhe | 秋翅兒 | |
Jining | 秋鈴兒 | |
Hohhot | 蛐蛐 | |
Baotou | 秋鈴兒 | |
Dongsheng | 秋蟬兒 | |
Haibowan | 蟋蟀 | |
Min Bei | Jian'ou | 蟋蟀 |
Min Dong | Fuzhou | 蟋蟀 |
Fuqing | 壁蟀 | |
Gutian | 蟣立 | |
Min Nan | Xiamen | 蟋蟀 |
Zhangzhou | 記蟀 | |
Taipei | 杜猴, 蟋蟀 | |
Taipei (Wanhua) | 蟋蟀仔 | |
New Taipei (Sanxia) | 杜猴 | |
Kaohsiung | 杜伯仔, 杜猴 | |
Yilan | 杜猴 | |
Changhua (Lukang) | 杜猴, 蟋蟀, 烏龍 | |
Taichung | 杜猴, 蟋蟀仔 | |
Taichung (Wuqi) | 灶雞仔 | |
Tainan | 杜伯仔, 蟋蟀, 蟋蟀仔 | |
Taitung | 烏龍仔 | |
Hsinchu | 杜猴 | |
Kinmen | 杜猴, 蟋蟀 | |
Penghu (Magong) | 杜猴, 烏龍, 赤蜣, 蟋蟀 | |
Penang (Hokkien) | cengkerik | |
Chaozhou | 蟋蟀 | |
Shantou | 蟋蟀 | |
Puxian Min | Putian | 蝍蛛 |
Xianyou | 蝍蛛 | |
Zhongshan Min | Shaxi (Longdu) | 蟋蟀 |
Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 勝勝, 土狗 |
Waxiang | Guzhang (Gaofeng) | 灶織子 |
Wu | Shanghai | 蹔𧉆 |
Shanghai (Chongming) | 蹔𧉆 | |
Suzhou | 蹔𧉆 | |
Danyang | 治治 | |
Hangzhou | 蛐蛐兒 | |
Ningbo | 蹔𧉆, 丁獅子 | |
Wenzhou | 蟋蟀 | |
Jinhua | 蟋蟀兒 | |
Xiang | Changsha | 蛐蛐 |
Xiangtan | 蟋蟋 | |
Loudi | 蟋蟀子 | |
Shuangfeng | 蟋蟀 |
Derived terms
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Japanese
Etymology 1
Kanji in this term | |
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蟋 | 蟀 |
Hyōgaiji | Hyōgaiji |
irregular |
The kanji are jukujikun (熟字訓), from Chinese 蟋蟀(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Alternative forms
- 蛼
Pronunciation
- (Irregular reading)
- (Tokyo) こおろぎ [kóꜜòrògì] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2]
- IPA(key): [ko̞ːɾo̞ɡʲi]
Noun
蟋蟀 • (kōrogi) ←こほろぎ (koforogi)?
- a cricket (insect)
See also
- クリケット (kuriketto)
Etymology 2
Kanji in this term | |
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蟋 | 蟀 |
しつ > しっ Hyōgaiji | しゅつ Hyōgaiji |
on’yomi |
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- On’yomi: Kan’on
- (Tokyo) しっしゅつ [shìsshútsú] (Heiban – [0])[2]
- IPA(key): [ɕiɕːɯ̟ᵝt͡sɨᵝ]
Noun
蟋蟀 • (shisshutsu) ←しつしゆつ (situsyutu)?
- a cricket (insect)
Etymology 3
Kanji in this term | |
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蟋 | 蟀 |
しつ > しっ Hyōgaiji | しゅつ > しつ Hyōgaiji |
irregular |
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
蟋蟀 • (shisshitsu) ←しつしつ (situsitu)?
- a cricket (insect)
Etymology 4
Kanji in this term | |
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蟋 | 蟀 |
Hyōgaiji | Hyōgaiji |
irregular |
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
蟋蟀 • (sase)
- (archaic) a cricket (insect)
Etymology 5
Kanji in this term | |
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蟋 | 蟀 |
Hyōgaiji | Hyōgaiji |
irregular |
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
蟋蟀 • (kirigirisu)
- Alternative spelling of 螽斯 (“Japanese katydid”)
References
- 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Korean
Hanja in this term | |
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蟋 | 蟀 |
Noun
蟋蟀 • (silsol) (hangeul 실솔)
- (archaic) Hanja form? of 실솔 (“cricket”).