蟻
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Translingual
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Han character
蟻 (Kangxi radical 142, 虫+13, 19 strokes, cangjie input 中戈廿土戈 (LITGI), four-corner 58153, composition ⿰虫義)
References
- KangXi: page 1099, character 3
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 33672
- Dae Jaweon: page 1563, character 8
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2898, character 11
- Unihan data for U+87FB
Chinese
trad. | 蟻 | |
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simp. | 蚁 | |
alternative forms | 螘/𰲹 蛾 |
Glyph origin
Old Chinese | |
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莪 | *ŋaːl |
哦 | *ŋaːl |
娥 | *ŋaːl |
峨 | *ŋaːl |
峩 | *ŋaːl |
鵝 | *ŋaːl |
俄 | *ŋaːl |
蛾 | *ŋaːl, *ŋralʔ |
睋 | *ŋaːl |
涐 | *ŋaːl |
誐 | *ŋaːl |
硪 | *ŋaːl, *ŋaːlʔ |
我 | *ŋaːlʔ |
騀 | *ŋaːlʔ |
餓 | *ŋaːls |
義 | *ŋrals |
儀 | *ŋral |
轙 | *ŋral, *ŋralʔ |
檥 | *ŋral, *ŋralʔ |
蟻 | *ŋralʔ |
艤 | *ŋralʔ |
礒 | *ŋralʔ |
羛 | *ŋralʔ, *hŋral |
議 | *ŋrals |
犧 | *hŋral |
曦 | *hŋral |
羲 | *hŋral |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *ŋralʔ) : semantic 虫 (“insect”) + phonetic 義 (OC *ŋrals).
Etymology
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *k/p/s-rwak.
Pronunciation
Definitions
蟻
- ant
- 人如極細極細的蟻 從來難敵時代的洗禮 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
- From: 2022, 林家謙 [Terence Lam], lyrics by 黃偉文 [Wyman Wong], 邊一個發明了ENCORE
- jan4 jyu4 gik6 sai3 gik6 sai3 dik1 ngai5, cung4 loi4 naan4 dik6 si4 doi6 dik1 sai2 lai5 [Jyutping]
- People are teeny-tiny ants; they can hardly ever go against the test of time
人如极细极细的蚁 从来难敌时代的洗礼 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]
- foam or sediment in wine
- humble, inconsiderable
- black
- in an assembled manner
- a surname
Synonyms
Variety | Location | Words edit |
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Classical Chinese | 蟻, 螞蟻 | |
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 螞蟻 | |
Mandarin | Beijing | 螞蟻 |
Taiwan | 螞蟻 | |
Tianjin | 螞蟻 | |
Ulanhot | 螞蟻 | |
Tongliao | 螞蟻 | |
Chifeng | 螞蟻 | |
Bayanhot | 螞蟻 | |
Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 螞蟻 | |
Harbin | 螞蟻 | |
Shenyang | 螞蟻 | |
Yantai (Muping) | 蟣螞蛘子, 螞蟣蛘子 | |
Jinan | 螞蟻, 米蛘 | |
Luoyang | 螞蟻 | |
Wanrong | 螞螞蚍蜉 | |
Zhengzhou | 螞蟻 | |
Xi'an | 螞蟻 | |
Yinchuan | 螞蟻 | |
Lanzhou | 螞蟻蟲兒 | |
Xining | 螞蟻蟲兒 | |
Ürümqi | 螞蟻 | |
Wuhan | 螞蟻, 螞印子, 螞燕子 | |
Chengdu | 螞蟻兒, 螞蟻子 | |
Guiyang | 螞蟻 | |
Kunming | 螞蟻 | |
Guilin | 螞蟻 | |
Liuzhou | 螞蟻 | |
Xuzhou | 螞蟻 | |
Yangzhou | 螞蟻 | |
Nanjing | 螞蟻 | |
Hefei | 螞蟻 | |
Malaysia | 螞蟻 | |
Singapore | 螞蟻 | |
Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 螞蟻 | |
Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan) | 螞蟻蟲子 | |
Cantonese | Guangzhou | 蟻 |
Hong Kong | 蟻, 螞蟻 | |
Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 蟻 | |
Macau | 蟻 | |
Taishan | 蟻 | |
Dongguan | 蟻 | |
Yangjiang | 蟻 | |
Xinyi | 蟻 | |
Wuchuan (Wuyang) | 蟻 | |
Beihai | 蟻仔 | |
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 蟻 | |
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 蟻 | |
Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 蟻 | |
Danzhou | 蟻仔 | |
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 蟻 | |
Penang (Guangfu) | 蟻 | |
Singapore (Guangfu) | 蟻 | |
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 蟻 | |
Móng Cái | 蟻 | |
Gan | Nanchang | 螞蟻, 螞印子 |
Lichuan | 螞蟻 | |
Pingxiang | 螞蟻子 | |
Hakka | Meixian | 蟻公, 蟻仔 |
Xingning | 咪公 | |
Huiyang | 蟻子 | |
Huidong (Daling) | 蟻 | |
Dongguan (Qingxi) | 蟻 | |
Wuhua (Huacheng) | 蟻公 | |
Heyuan (Bendihua) | 蟻 | |
Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 蟻公 | |
Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 蟻公 | |
Liannan | 蟻公 | |
Jiexi | 蟻公 | |
Luhe | 蟻仔 | |
Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 蟻子 | |
Changting | 蟻公 | |
Wuping | 蟻公 | |
Wuping (Yanqian) | 蟻公 | |
Wuping (Pingyu) | 蟻公 | |
Liancheng | 蟻公 | |
Ninghua | 蟻公, 蟻子 | |
Yudu | 螞蟻 | |
Ningdu | 蟻公 | |
Ruijin | 蟻公子, 螞蟻 | |
Shicheng | 蟻公 | |
Shangyou (Shexi) | 螞蟻 | |
Tonggu (Sandu) | 蟻公 | |
Ganzhou (Panlong) | 螞蟻 | |
Dayu | 螞蟻 | |
Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 蟻公 | |
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 蟻公 | |
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 蟻公 | |
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 蟻公 | |
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 蟻仔, 蟻公 | |
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 蟻子 | |
Hong Kong | 蟻公, 蟻子 | |
Mengshan (Xihe) | 蟻公 | |
Luchuan | 蟻 | |
Sabah (Longchuan) | 螞蟻, 蟻公 | |
Senai (Huiyang) | 蟻 | |
Singkawang | 蟻, 蟻公 | |
Huizhou | Jixi | 螞蟻 |
Shexian | 螞蟻 | |
Tunxi | 螞蟻 | |
Xiuning | 螞蟻 | |
Qimen | 螞蟻 | |
Wuyuan | 螞蟻 | |
Fuliang | 螞蟻 | |
Dexing | 螞蟻 | |
Jingde | 王眼的 | |
Jin | Taiyuan | 螞蚍蜉, 螞蚍蜉兒, 螞蟻 |
Pingyao | 螞蚍蜉 | |
Xinzhou | 螞蚍蜉 | |
Taibus (Baochang) | 螞蟻 | |
Linhe | 螞蟻 | |
Jining | 螞蟻 | |
Hohhot | 螞蟻官兒 | |
Baotou | 螞蟻 | |
Dongsheng | 螞蟻 | |
Haibowan | 螞蟻 | |
Min Bei | Jian'ou | 蟻稚仔 |
Songxi | 蟻蠍嫲 | |
Zhenghe | 真蟻仔 | |
Zhenghe (Zhenqian) | 宗蟻仔 | |
Jianyang | 蟻仔 | |
Wuyishan | 蟻仔 | |
Pucheng (Shibei) | 蟻仔 | |
Min Dong | Fuzhou | 紅蟻 |
Changle | 黃蟻 | |
Fuqing | 黃蟻, 紅蟻 | |
Yongtai | 黃蟻 | |
Gutian | 蟻 | |
Fu'an | 蟻 | |
Ningde | 黃蟻 | |
Shouning | 蟻 | |
Zhouning | 蟻 | |
Fuding | 蟻 | |
Matsu | 黃蟻 | |
Min Nan | Xiamen | 狗蟻 |
Xiamen (Tong'an) | 狗蟻 | |
Quanzhou | 狗蟻 | |
Yongchun | 蟻 | |
Dehua | 草蟻 | |
Zhangzhou | 狗蟻 | |
Zhangzhou (Longhai) | 狗蟻 | |
Zhangzhou (Changtai) | 狗蟻仔 | |
Hua'an | 狗蟻 | |
Nanjing | 狗蟻 | |
Pinghe | 狗蟻 | |
Zhangpu | 狗蟻 | |
Zhao'an | 狗蟻 | |
Dongshan | 狗蟻 | |
Taipei | 狗蟻 | |
New Taipei (Sanxia) | 狗蟻 | |
Kaohsiung | 狗蟻 | |
Yilan | 狗蟻 | |
Changhua (Lukang) | 狗蟻 | |
Taichung | 狗蟻 | |
Taichung (Wuqi) | 狗蟻 | |
Tainan | 狗蟻 | |
Taitung | 狗蟻 | |
Hsinchu | 狗蟻 | |
Kinmen | 狗蟻 | |
Penghu (Magong) | 狗蟻 | |
Penang (Hokkien) | 蟻 | |
Singapore (Hokkien) | 狗蟻 | |
Manila (Hokkien) | 狗蟻, 蟻 | |
Longyan | 蟻翁 | |
Zhangping | 蟻 | |
Zhangping (Yongfu) | 蟻 | |
Datian | 蟻 | |
Chaozhou | 蟻 | |
Shantou | 蟻 | |
Shantou (Chenghai) | 蟻 | |
Jieyang | 蟻, 狗蟻 | |
Haifeng | 狗蟻 | |
Bangkok (Teochew) | 溝蟻 | |
Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 蟻 | |
Singapore (Teochew) | 蟻 | |
Pontianak (Teochew) | 蟻 | |
Leizhou | 蟻 | |
Wenchang | 蟻 | |
Haikou | 蟻 | |
Singapore (Hainanese) | 蟻 | |
Puxian Min | Putian | 蟻婆 |
Xianyou | 蟻蟻公, 蟻婆 | |
Fuding (Aoyao) | 蟻 | |
Min Zhong | Yong'an | 蟻 |
Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 螞蟻 |
Shehua | Fu'an | 黃蟻 |
Fuding | 黃蟻 | |
Luoyuan | 黃蟻 | |
Sanming | 蟻 | |
Shunchang | 蟻 | |
Hua'an | 蟻 | |
Guixi (Zhangping) | 蟻 | |
Cangnan | 黃蟻 | |
Jingning | 蟻 | |
Lishui | 蟻 | |
Longyou | 蟻 | |
Chaozhou | 蟻 | |
Fengshun | 蟻仔 | |
Wu | Shanghai | 螞蟻 |
Shanghai (Chongming) | 螞蟻 | |
Suzhou | 螞米, 螞蟻 | |
Wuxi | 螞米 | |
Danyang | 螞米 | |
Hangzhou | 螞蟻, 螞米 | |
Ningbo | 螞粉, 螞轟, 螞蟻 | |
Wenzhou | 火蟻 | |
Jinhua | 戽我, 螞蟻 | |
Xiang | Changsha | 螞蟻子, 螞蟻 |
Loudi | 螞蟻子, 螞蟻 | |
Shuangfeng | 螞蟻子 |
Compounds
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Japanese
Kanji
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)
- ant
Readings
- Go-on: ぎ (gi)
- Kan-on: ぎ (gi)
- Kun: あり (ari, 蟻); ありのこ (arinoko, 蟻)
Alternative forms
- 螘 (rare)
Etymology 1
Kanji in this term |
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蟻 |
ぎ Hyōgaiji |
on’yomi |
From Middle Chinese 蟻 (ngjeX). Compare modern Cantonese reading ngai5.
Pronunciation
- On’yomi
- IPA(key): [ɡʲi]
Affix
蟻 • (gi)
- ant
Usage notes
This reading is only found in compounds. When the character is used on its own, it is always read as the kun'yomi of ari.
Derived terms
- 蟻群 (gigun): a group of ants
- 蟻径 (gikei): a narrow road or path (from the way that ants tend to travel in single file)
- 蟻穴 (giketsu): an anthill, a hole dug by ants; a very small fault or mistake
- 蟻蚕 (gisan): a silkworm that has just hatched from its egg (from the superficial similarity to an ant)
- 蟻酸 (gisan): formic acid
- 蟻酸塩 (gisan'en): formate
- 蟻集, 蟻聚 (gishū): a large grouping, as of many ants
- 蟻走感 (gisōkan): formication: a feeling as of many bugs crawling on one's skin
- 蟻付 (gifu): a large grouping or gathering of people, much as ants will gather around something sweet
- 蟻封 (gihō): an anthill
- 蟻量 (giryō): “ant-weight”: the weight of a silkworm just after hatching from its egg (see 蟻蚕 above)
- 蟻垤 (gitetsu): an anthill
Etymology 2
Kanji in this term |
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蟻 |
あり Hyōgaiji |
kun’yomi |
Unknown. From Old Japanese, but ultimate derivation remains a mystery. There are potentially interesting similarities to Korean 아리 (ari, “leg”) and 아래 (arae, “below, beneath”), but evidence is lacking.
Pronunciation
- Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) あり [àrí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- IPA(key): [a̠ɾʲi]
Noun
蟻 • (ari)
- ant
Idioms
- 蟻の這い出る隙間もない (ari no haideru sukima mo nai): “not even a crack wide enough for an ant to crawl through” → without a gap, close, tight
- 蟻の熊野参り (ari no Kumano-mairi), 蟻の伊勢参り (ari no Ise-mairi), 蟻の百度参り (ari no hyakudo-mairi), 蟻の堂参り (ari no dō-mairi), 蟻の物参り (ari no mono-mairi): “an ants' pilgrimage to Kumano / Ise / the hundred shrines and temples / the temples / the holy sites” → a metaphor likening ants in single file to a procession of pilgrims; alternately, a metaphor for a large group of people moving in single file
- 蟻の一穴 (ari no ikketsu): “a single ant-hole” → a metaphor for the way a tiny thing can cause grave consequences; compare a stitch in time saves nine
- 蟻の穴から堤も崩れる (ari no ana kara tsutsumi mo kuzureru), 蟻の穴より堤の崩れ (ari no ana yori tsutsumi no kuzure): “even a dike can fall apart due to an ant-hole” → a metaphor for the way a tiny thing can cause grave consequences; compare a stitch in time saves nine
- 蟻の甘きにつく如し (ari no amaki ni tsuku gotoshi): “just like ants drawn to a sweet” → a metaphor for the way that people are drawn to profitable things; compare like a moth to a flame, of nearly opposite meaning
- 蟻の思いも天に届く (ari no omoi mo ten ni todoku), 蟻の思いも天に昇る (ari no omoi mo ten ni noboru): “even an ant's thoughts can reach / rise to the heavens” → no matter how humble or lowly, if one tries hard enough, one's wishes can still be heard by the gods in heaven; compare where there's a will, there's a way
- 蟻の塔を組む如し (ari no tō o kumu gotoshi): “just like building an ant tower [anthill]” → even great deeds can be accomplished through patient work; compare a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
Derived terms
- 蟻の塔 (ari no tō): an “ant tower” → an anthill
- 蟻塚 (arizuka): an anthill
- 蟻の塔草 (ari no tō-gusa): a kind of seaberry, Haloragis micrantha
- 蟻の塔草科 (ari no tō-gusa ka): the seaberry family, Haloragaceae
- 蟻の子 (ari no ko): an ant, particularly one without wings; an ant egg or larva
Etymology 3
Kanji in this term |
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蟻 |
ありのこ Hyōgaiji |
kun’yomi |
Compound of 蟻 (ari, “ant”) + の (no, possessive particle) + 子 (ko, “child; small thing”).
Alternative forms
- 蟻の子
Pronunciation
- Kun’yomi
- IPA(key): [a̠ɾʲino̞ko̞]
Noun
蟻 • (arinoko)
- (obsolete) an ant, particularly one without wings
- 794, Shin'yaku Kegonkyō Ongi Shiki (page 161)
- 蚊蟻 上可 下音疑 訓安利乃古[2]
- 794, Shin'yaku Kegonkyō Ongi Shiki (page 161)
- (obsolete) an ant egg or larva
Usage notes
The spelling of 蟻 for ari no ko is generally only seen in old texts. In modern Japanese, this term is much more commonly spelled as 蟻の子.
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- Unknown (794), Yoshinori Kobayashi, editor, Shin'yaku Kegonkyō Ongi Shiki (Kojisho Ongi Shūsei) (in Japanese), volume 1, Kyūko Shoin, published 1978, →ISBN.
Kikai
Kanji
蟻
Readings
- Native: あーにー (ānī), あに (ani), あい (ai)
Etymology
Cognate with Japanese 蟻 (ari, “ant”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /(ˀ)aːnʲiː/
Noun
蟻 (hiragana あーにー, romaji ānī)
- ant
Korean
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 蟻 (MC ŋˠiᴇX).
Historical Readings | ||
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Dongguk Jeongun Reading | ||
Dongguk Jeongun, 1448 | ᅌᅴᆼ〯 (Yale: ngǔy) | |
Middle Korean | ||
Text | Eumhun | |
Gloss (hun) | Reading | |
Hunmong Jahoe, 1527 | 가야미〮 (Yale: kàyàmí) | 의〯 (Yale: ǔy) |
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɰi]
- Phonetic hangul: [의]
Hanja
Wikisource蟻 (eumhun 개미 의 (gaemi ui))
- Hanja form? of 의 (“ant”).
Compounds
- 누의 (螻蟻, nuui)
- 의혈 (蟻穴, uihyeol)
- 부의 (浮蟻, buui)
- 의부 (蟻附, uibu)
- 의집 (蟻集, uijip)
- 화의 (火蟻, hwaui)
References
- 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전/電子字典.
Northern Amami-Oshima
Kanji
蟻 (hiragana あみ, romaji ami)
Etymology
Cognate with Japanese 蟻 (ari, “ant”).
Noun
蟻 (hiragana あみ, romaji ami)
- ant
Oki-No-Erabu
Kanji
蟻 (hiragana あに, romaji ani)
Etymology
Cognate with Japanese 蟻 (ari, “ant”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˀani/
Noun
蟻 (hiragana あに, romaji ani)
- ant
Okinawan
Kanji
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)
Readings
- Kun: あい (ai, 蟻)
Etymology
Cognate with Japanese 蟻 (ari, “ant”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔai/
Noun
蟻 (hiragana あい, romaji ai)
- ant
Compounds
- 蟻子 (あいこー, aikō, “ant”)
Southern Amami-Oshima
Kanji
蟻 (hiragana あみ, romaji ami)
Etymology
Cognate with Japanese 蟻 (ari, “ant”).
Noun
蟻 (hiragana あみ, romaji ami)
- ant
Vietnamese
Han character
蟻: Hán Nôm readings: nghĩ, nghị
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Yonaguni
Kanji
蟻 (hiragana あや, romaji aya)
Etymology
Cognate with Japanese 蟻 (ari, “ant”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˀaja/
Noun
蟻 (hiragana あや, romaji aya)
- ant