INSECT    昆蟲

SMALL ANIMAL LACKING SPINE, TYPICALLY WITH MANY LEGS AND WINGS. []
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Old Chinese Criteria
THIS NEEDS TO BE SORTED OUT AND COORDINATED WITH "INSECTS"
Modern Chinese Criteria
昆蟲 蟲 蟲子 蟲豸 甲蟲 介蟲 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Hyponym
  • FLEA　SMALL INSECT which LEAPS and which SUCKS BLOOD. (anc: 7/0, child: 0)
  • MOSQUITO　COMMON SMALL INSECT which STINGS AND SUCKS BLOOD FROM HUMANS AND ANIMALS. (anc: 7/0, child: 0)
  • INSECTS　Kind of INSECT. (anc: 7/0, child: 0)
  • BEE　INSECT??? (anc: 7/0, child: 0)
  • ANT　SMALL INSECT LIVING IN LARGE COOPERATive GROUPS (Hymenopterous order) (anc: 7/0, child: 0)
  • CICADA　 (anc: 7/0, child: 0)
  • LOCUST　 (anc: 7/0, child: 0)
  • TERMITE　 (anc: 7/0, child: 0)
  • BEETLE　INSECT WHICH HAS FRONT WINGS AND BACK WINGS, AND HARD SKIN COVERING BACK WINGS AND ABDOMEN. (anc: 7/0, child: 0)
  • SPIDER　INSECT which PRODUCES NETS FOR CATCHING OTHER INSECS. (anc: 7/0, child: 0)
Part of
Hypernym
  • ANIMAL　CREATURE ABLE to FEEL AND MOVE. (anc: 5/0, child: 12)
  • CREATURE　LIVING THING. (anc: 4/0, child: 3)
  • THING　CONCRETE OBJECT. (anc: 3/0, child: 10)
  • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 3.81

  • Table de definitions, pp. 437- ( LEIBNIZ 1704) p. 455

    exangue minus erit insectum.

  • Dictionnaire culturel en langue francaise ( REY 2005) p. 2.2011

  • Dictionnaire culturel en langue francaise ( REY 2005) p. 3.779

    MOUCHE

  • 王力古漢語字典 ( WANG LI 2000) p. 1136

    虫，虺，蟲

    • Words (19 items)

    昆蟲  kūn chóng OC: kuun ɡrluŋ MC: kuo̝n ɖuŋ 7 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPnonreferentialinsects
    蠆  chài OC: phrlaads MC: ʈhɣɛi 5 Attributions

      Syntactic words
    • nscorpion SHI
    螳蜋  táng láng MC: dang lang OC: daaŋ ɡ-raaŋ 3 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPpraying mantisCH
    蟲  chóng MC: drjuwng OC: ɡrluŋ 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nnonreferentialan insectCH
    蟲螟  chóng míng OC: ɡrluŋ meeŋ MC: ɖuŋ meŋ 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPnonreferentialdamaging insects of all kinds (particularly catarpillars??)
    蜮  yù OC: ɢʷrɯɡ MC: ɦɨk 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • npluralgrain-eating harmful insect (said to be the same as te4 螣)
    蠡  luó OC: rool MC: lʷɑ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • ninsect???
    • nadVanalogyin the manner of a luó insect; like a luó insect
    蠢  chǔn MC: tsyhwinX OC: thjunʔ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • nadVlike insectsCH
    蒼蠅  cāng yíng OC: skhaaŋ b-lɯŋ MC: tshɑŋ jɨŋ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPfly
    為蟲  wéi chóng OC: ɢʷal ɡrluŋ MC: ɦiɛ ɖuŋ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPab{vt+N}metaphysicalessential nature as a scaly creature
    青蠅  qīng yíng OC: tsheeŋ b-lɯŋ MC: tsheŋ jɨŋ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NP{vadN}Chinese giant black fly
    蝗螟  huáng míng OC: ɡʷaaŋ meeŋ MC: ɦɑŋ meŋ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPnonreferentialkind of insect
    螟蜮  míng yù OC: meeŋ ɢʷrɯɡ MC: meŋ ɦɨk 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPnonreferentialpestilential insects of various kinds (specified???)
    螟螣  míng tè OC: meeŋ lɯɯɡ MC: meŋ dək 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPnonreferentialnoxious insects (of various sorts)
    萬  wàn OC: mblans MC: mi̯ɐn 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nkind of insect (SHUOWEN)
    蝚  róu OC: mlju MC: ȵɨu 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nkind of locust (ERYA)
    飛  fēi OC: pɯl MC: pɨi 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • v[adN]insect 榖之飛
    蛜蚨  yī fú OC: qlil ba MC: ʔi bi̯o 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPCC: cicada
    蝍蛆  jí jū OC: tsiɡ ska MC: tsit tsi̯ɤ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPcentipede