蟾蜍

Chinese

toad; moon toad
trad. (蟾蜍) 蟾 蜍
simp. #(蟾蜍) 蟾 蜍
alternative forms 蟾蠩
蟾諸/蟾诸
蟬蜍/蝉蜍
蟾蜍

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation


Note: Chaozhou, Jieyang.

Rime
Character 蟾 蟾 蜍
Reading # 1/2 2/2 2/2
Initial (聲) 章 (23) 常 (25) 常 (25)
Final (韻) 鹽 (153) 鹽 (153) 魚 (22)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open Open
Division (等) III III III
Fanqie 職廉切 視占切 署魚切
Baxter tsyem dzyem dzyo
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/t͡ɕiᴇm/ /d͡ʑiᴇm/ /d͡ʑɨʌ/
Pan
Wuyun
/t͡ɕiɛm/ /d͡ʑiɛm/ /d͡ʑiɔ/
Shao
Rongfen
/t͡ɕjæm/ /d͡ʑjæm/ /d͡ʑiɔ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ciam/ /d͡ʑiam/ /d͡ʑɨə̆/
Li
Rong
/t͡ɕiɛm/ /ʑiɛm/ /ʑiɔ/
Wang
Li
/t͡ɕĭɛm/ /ʑĭɛm/ /ʑĭo/
Bernard
Karlgren
/t͡ɕi̯ɛm/ /ʑi̯ɛm/ /ʑi̯wo/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
zhān chán chú
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
zim1 sim4 syu4
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 蟾 蟾 蜍
Reading # 1/2 2/2 1/2
No. 16762 16771 15794
Phonetic
component
詹 詹 余
Rime
group
談 談 魚
Rime
subdivision
1 1 0
Corresponding
MC rime
詹 棎 蜍
Old
Chinese
/*tjam/ /*djam/ /*ɦlja/

Noun

蟾蜍

  1. toad (Classifier: 隻/只)
  2. Jin Chan; Chinese Money Toad
  3. (literary) moon

Synonyms

  • (toad):
  • (Money Toad): 金蟾 (jīnchán)
  • (moon):

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (蟾蜍):
  • → Japanese: 蟾蜍(せんじょ) (senjo)
  • → Korean: 섬여(蟾蜍) (seomyeo)

See also

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
蟾 蜍
ひきがえる
Hyōgaiji Hyōgaiji
jukujikun

The kanji are jukujikun (熟字訓).

For pronunciation and definitions of 蟾蜍 – see the following entry.
【蟇蛙ひきがえる】
[noun] a toad (amphibian similar to a frog)
Alternative spellings
蟇, ヒキガエル
(This term, 蟾蜍, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
蟾 蜍
せん
Hyōgaiji
じょ
Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

From Chinese 蟾蜍 (chánchú).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) せんじょ [sèńjó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [sẽ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑo̞]

Noun

蟾(せん)蜍(じょ) or 蟾蜍(センジョ) • (senjo) ←せんじよ (senzyo)?

  1. a toad (amphibian similar to a frog)

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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