BUTCHER    屠夫

MERCHANT KILLING ANIMALS SELLING their MEAT.
MEAT SELLERMEAT VENDORMEAT TRADER
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The general word is tú 屠, and this word has no competitors, although compounds show that butchers could specialise in beef, lamb and dog. The default meat sold was pork.
Modern Chinese Criteria
屠夫 屠伯 市屠 屠戶 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Hypernym
  • MERCHANT　ADULT whose WORK is to BUY AND SELL THINGS so as to PRODUCE a SALARY:income. (anc: 8/0, child: 2)
  • ADULT　HUMAN who is SUFFICIENTLY OLD to ESTABLISH his/her SEPARATE HOME. (anc: 7/0, child: 20)
  • HUMAN　ANIMAL which HAS TWO LEGS AND LACKS FEATHERS. (anc: 6/0, child: 31)
  • Lateinische Synonyme und Etymologien ( DOEDERLEIN 1840) p.

    BUTCHER

    laniena refers to the butcher's stall where ready-slaughtered meat is sold.

    macellum refers to the market in which the macellarius sells all sorts of meat, including pultry and fish.

  • Verzeichnis und Motivindex der Han-Darstellungen ( FINSTERBUSCH 1966) p. 236

    Schlaechter:

  • Verzeichnis und Motivindex der Han-Darstellungen ( FINSTERBUSCH 2000) p. 799

    Schlachter:

  • Bibliographisches Handbuch zur Sprachinhaltsforschung. Teil II. Systematischer Teil. B. Ordnung nach Sinnbezirken (mit einem alphabetischen Begriffsschluessel): Der Mensch und seine Welt im Spiegel der Sprachforschung ( FRANKE 1989) p. 104

    • Words (7 items)

    屠  tú OC: ɡ-laa MC: duo̝ 23 Attributions

    1. The general word is tú 屠, and this word has no competitors.

      Syntactic words
    • n+Nprbutcher Npr
    • nabactbutchery; the professional activity of a butcher
    • nagentbutcher
    • viactbe a butcher
    • vtoN學屠龍"study how to slaughter dragons": slaughter (for consumption) 
    屠羊  tú yáng OC: ɡ-laa k-laŋ MC: duo̝ ji̯ɐŋ 10 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NP=Nprsheep butcher Npr
    • NPab.post-Nthe subject's job as a butcherCH
    • NPadNindefinitea butcher'sCH
    鼓刀  gǔ dāo MC: kuX taw OC: kaaʔ k-laaw 4 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPicontinuativewield the butcher's knife> work as a butcherCH
    屠牛  tú niú OC: ɡ-laa ŋɯ MC: duo̝ ŋɨu 4 Attributions

    a butcher

      Syntactic words
    • VP(adN)ox-butcher
    • VP(adN.)=Nprox-butcher (called) Npr
    • VPiactslaughter oxen; be an ox-butcher
    屠者  tú zhě OC: ɡ-laa kljaʔ MC: duo̝ tɕɣɛ 3 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPbutcher
    狗屠  gǒu tú OC: kooʔ ɡ-laa MC: ku duo̝ 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPdog butcher
    屠兒  tú ér OC: ɡ-laa ŋje MC: duo̝ ȵiɛ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPbutcher