DEW    露

WATER from the AIR on COOL SURFACES, TYPICALLY VISIBLE in the MORNINGS.
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The dominant word for dew is lù 露. 2. Xiè 瀣 refers more generally to the vapour and dew as gaseous or liquid moisture.
Modern Chinese Criteria
露 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Hypernym
  • WATER　INTENSELY COMMON TRANSPARENT LIQUID LACKING TASTE which FILLS RIVERS AND the SEA. (anc: 6/0, child: 10)
  • LIQUID　SUBSTANCE which CAN FLOW. (anc: 5/0, child: 9)
  • SUBSTANCE　THING NOT SEPARATED into SEPARATE PARTS. (anc: 4/0, child: 28)

Words (7 items)

露  lù OC: ɡ-raaɡs MC: luo̝ 15 Attributions

The dominant word for dew is lù 露.

    Syntactic words
  • nmdew
甘露  gān lù OC: kaam ɡ-raaɡs MC: kɑm luo̝ 2 Attributions
    Syntactic words
  • NPadNsweet-dewlike
朝露  zhāo lù OC: taw ɡ-raaɡs MC: ʈiɛu luo̝ 0 Attributions
    Syntactic words
  • NPmorning dew
沆瀣  hàng xiè OC: ɡaaŋʔ ɢreeds MC: ɦɑŋ ɦɣɛi 0 Attributions
    Syntactic words
  • NPmoisture of the dew; morning dew
漙  tuán OC: doon MC: dʷɑn 0 Attributions
    Syntactic words
  • vibe pleniful (dew); dewy
瀣  xiè OC: ɢreeds MC: ɦɣɛi 0 Attributions

Xiè 瀣 refers more generally to the vapour and dew as gaseous or liquid moisture.

    Syntactic words
  • nmmoisture of the dew; dew; vapor
瀼  ráng OC: njaŋ MC: ȵi̯ɐŋ 0 Attributions
    Syntactic words
  • vireduplicatedbe heavy with dew (SHI)