DIKE  

ARTIFICIAL LONG MOUNTAIN NEAR SEA OR RIVER FOR SAFEGUARDING AGAINST FLOOD.
DAMEMBANKMENTLEVEEBARRAGEBARRIERWALLEMBANKMENTBARRICADEOBSTRUCTION
Hypernym
  • MOUNTAININTENSELY HIGH PART of a LANDSCAPE, TYPICALLY WITH STEEP SIDES.
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The general word for a dike preventing the passage of water is tí 堤 / 隄. Huge water works started in the Warring States period.

2. Bēi 陂 refers specifically to a dam surrounding a rain water reservoir. [Mentioned already in SHIJING]

3. Yàn 堰 refers to a low dam.The oldest evidence of the word dates from the Eastern Han period.

4. Táng 塘 refers to a very large dam constraining the water in a large river or lake. See also POOL. It was also built to protect against sea water.

5. Fáng 防/坊 refers to protective dikes of varying size; it is mentioned already in SHI.

6. Tí fáng 隄防 is a current general way of referring to the dams and dikes in the country.

NB: Bà 壩 is a post-Buddhist term for a dam.

黄金貴:古漢語同義詞辨釋詞典
HUANG JINGUI 2006 GEOGRAPHY 15.

堤,堤壩,通稱。

防,低窪地所修築的狹長上平的防水之堤。

塘,堤壩,可用於江河、陂池、水庫等,南方楚地用語。

堰,擋水、蓄水的低壩。

陂,建於陂澤地帶用於蓄積雨水的堤壩。

梁,斷水捕魚的堤堰。

Modern Chinese Criteria
堤壩

水壩

壩子

堤岸

堤防





防水壩

rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH /

  • Lateinische Synonyme und Etymologien ( DOEDERLEIN 1840) p.

    agger refers to a single line elevated dam-like structure, e.g. as a defensive installation in warfare.

    vallum refers to a rampart insofar as it encloses an area, e.g. a fortress.

  • 古代文化詞異集類辨考 Gudai wenhua ci yi ji lei bian kao ( HUANG JINGUI 1995) p. 391

  • 論衡同義詞研究 ( LUNHENG TONGYI 2004) p. 15

  • Lateinische Synonymik ( MENGE) p. 195

  • 古辭辨 Gu ci bian ( WANG FENGYANG 1993) p. 57

  • 古漢語常用詞同義詞詞典 ( HONG CHENGYU 2009) p. 174

Words

  fáng OC: baŋ MC: bi̯ɐŋ 8 AttributionsWD
    Syntactic words
  • ndike
  • nfigurativedike > protection
隄防  dī fáng OC: k-lee baŋ MC: tei bi̯ɐŋ 6 AttributionsWD
    Syntactic words
  • NPpluralthe dikes
  dī OC: k-lee MC: tei 5 AttributionsWD

The general word for a dike preventing the passage of water is tí 堤/隄. Huge water works started in the Warring States period.

  • 古代文化词义集类辨考 ( HUANG 1995) p. 391 - 393

    Syntactic words
  • ndike
  fáng OC: baŋ MC: bi̯ɐŋ 5 AttributionsWD

Fáng 防 refers to protective dikes of varying size; it is mentioned already in SHI.

    Word relations
  • Assoc: 城/CITY WALL Chéng 城 refers to the inner city wall. It was originally built of rammed earth, but during the Han there were also walls built of bricks or stones.

    Syntactic words
  • nHF 1.3.12: (gigantic, presumably defensive) dike
  bēi OC: pral MC: piɛ 3 AttributionsWD

Bēi 陂 refers specifically to a dam surrounding a rain water reservoir. [Mentioned already in SHIJING]

    Word relations
  • Assoc: 池/POND The most common word for an artificial lake of any kind is chí 池, and this word typically refers to a meandering lake, sometimes close in shape to a moat, particularly round elevated terraces and the like, around gardens and orchards, but also as part of palaces.

  • [100 page synonym dictionary which I have in Oslo and shall identify.CH] ( XIANG 1997) p. 16

    Syntactic words
  • ndike; dam
  dī OC: k-lee MC: tei 2 AttributionsWD
    Syntactic words
  • ndike
  táng OC: ɡ-laaŋ MC: dɑŋ 1 AttributionWD

Táng 塘 refers to a very large dam constraining the water in a large river or lake. See also POOL. It was also built to protect against sea water.

  • 古代文化词义集类辨考 ( HUANG 1995) p. 394 - 395

    Syntactic words
  • ndam or dike around an artificial basin or alongside a river; embankment
梁匽  liáng yǎn MC: ljang 'jonX OC: k-raŋ qanʔLZ 1 AttributionWD
    Syntactic words
  • NP(= liángyan4 梁堰) dikes (generally)LZ
  liè OC: rod MC: liɛt 0 AttributionsWD
    Syntactic words
  • ndyke (HUAINAN)
  duǒ OC: toolʔ MC: tʷɑ 0 AttributionsWD
    Syntactic words
  • ndike; banked-up earth (HUAINAN)
  yàn OC: qans MC: ʔi̯ɐn 0 AttributionsWD

Yàn 堰 refers to a low dam.The oldest evidence of the word dates from the Eastern Han period.

    Syntactic words
  bà OC: praaɡs MC: pɣɛ 0 AttributionsWD
    Syntactic words
  • npost-Han, SONG: dam or dike

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