錦蛇

錦蛇

See also: 锦蛇

Chinese

		brocade; embroidered work; bright	snake; serpent
trad. (錦蛇)		錦	蛇
simp. (锦蛇)		锦	蛇

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jǐnshé

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄕㄜˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gam² se⁴
• Min Nan (POJ): gím-chôa / kím-chôa

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: jǐnshé
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄕㄜˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiinsher
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂɤ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: gam² se⁴
    • Yale: gám sèh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gam² se⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: gem² sé⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /kɐm³⁵ sɛː²¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, mainstream Taiwanese, Kinmen, Magong, Hsinchu, Penang)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gím-chôa
    • Tâi-lô: gím-tsuâ
    • Phofsit Daibuun: gymzoaa
    • IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /gim⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sua²⁴/
    • IPA (Penang): /gim⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ t͡sua²³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /gim⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sua²³/
    • IPA (Kinmen): /gim⁵³⁻²⁴ t͡sua²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Yilan, Taichung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kím-chôa
    • Tâi-lô: kím-tsuâ
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kymzoaa
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kim⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sua¹³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kim⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sua²⁴/

Noun

錦蛇

1. Elaphe
2. (Mainland China and Malaysia Hokkien) python

Derived terms

土錦蛇／土锦蛇

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
錦	蛇
にしき Grade: S	へび Grade: S
kun’yomi

Etymology

錦 (nishiki, “brocade”) +‎ 蛇 (hebi, “snake”)

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) にしきへ​び [nìshíkíhéꜜbì] (Nakadaka – [4])
  • (Tokyo) にしき​へび [nìshíkíꜜhèbì] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA^(key): [ɲ̟iɕi̥kʲihe̞bʲi]

Noun

錦蛇 (hiragana にしきへび, katakana ニシキヘビ, rōmaji nishikihebi)

1. a python

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 阿 (ア)弗 (フ)利 (リ)加 (カ)錦 (ニシキ)蛇 (ヘビ) (Afurika nishikihebi)
• 網 (アミ)目 (メ)錦 (ニシキ)蛇 (ヘビ) (amime nishikihebi)
• 印 (イン)度 (ド)錦 (ニシキ)蛇 (ヘビ) (Indo nishikihebi)
• 尾 (オ)巻 (マキ)錦 (ニシキ)蛇 (ヘビ) (omaki nishikihebi)
• 頭 (ズ)黒 (グロ)錦 (ニシキ)蛇 (ヘビ) (zuguro nishikihebi)

• 蘇 (ス)門 (マ)答 (ト)刺 (ラ)赤 (アカ)錦 (ニシキ)蛇 (ヘビ) (Sumatora akanishikihebi)
• 白 (シロ)口 (クチ)錦 (ニシキ)蛇 (ヘビ) (shirokuchi nishikihebi)
• 馬 (マ)来 (レー)赤 (アカ)錦 (ニシキ)蛇 (ヘビ) (Marē akanishikihebi)
• 緑 (ミドリ)錦 (ニシキ)蛇 (ヘビ) (midorinishikihebi)