蚰蜒

Chinese

phonetic
trad. (蚰蜒) 蚰 蜒
simp. #(蚰蜒) 蚰 蜒
anagram 蜒蚰

Pronunciation



Rime
Character 蚰 蜒
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial (聲) 以 (36) 以 (36)
Final (韻) 尤 (136) 仙 (77)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division (等) III III
Fanqie 以周切 以然切
Baxter yuw yen
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/jɨu/ /jiᴇn/
Pan
Wuyun
/jiu/ /jiɛn/
Shao
Rongfen
/iəu/ /jæn/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/juw/ /jian/
Li
Rong
/iu/ /iɛn/
Wang
Li
/jĭəu/ /jĭɛn/
Bernard
Karlgren
/i̯ə̯u/ /i̯ɛn/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
yóu yán
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
jau4 jin4
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 蚰 蜒
Reading # 1/1 1/1
No. 15527 14258
Phonetic
component
由 延
Rime
group
幽 元
Rime
subdivision
2 1
Corresponding
MC rime
猷 延
Old
Chinese
/*lɯw/ /*lan/
Notes 見方言

Noun

蚰蜒

  1. scutigeromorph (centipede)
  2. (dialectal Mandarin) earthworm
  3. (figurative) tortuous road; winding road

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • 熱地上蚰蜒/热地上蚰蜒
  • 蚰蜒塹/蚰蜒堑
  • 蚰蜒壕
  • 蚰蜒草
  • 蚰蜒路

Japanese

Glyph origin

The kanji are jukujikun (熟字訓), from Chinese 蚰蜒 (yóuyán).

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
蚰 蜒
げじ
Hyōgaiji Hyōgaiji
jukujikun
For pronunciation and definitions of 蚰蜒 – see the following entry.
【げじゲジ】
[noun] scutigeromorph (centipede)
(This term, 蚰蜒, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
蚰 蜒
げじげじ
Hyōgaiji Hyōgaiji
jukujikun
For pronunciation and definitions of 蚰蜒 – see the following entry.
【げじげじゲジゲジ】
[noun] scutigeromorph (centipede)
(This term, 蚰蜒, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
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