ECLIPSE    蝕蝕

CHANGE of the APPEARANCE of SUN or MOON so that these LOSE their BRIGHTNESS.
LOTTING OUTBLOCKINGCOVERINGOBSCURINGCONCEALINGDARKENING
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The common general term for an eclipse is shí 蝕 (the earlier form being shí 食 ). It can refer both to a solar eclipse (rì shí 日蝕 ) or lunar eclipse (yuè shí 月蝕 ). 2. Shěng 眚 is a term for an eclipse (both solar and lunar) laying an emphasis on its catastrophical connotations. 3. Quēyǐng 闕景 refers to a solar eclipse.
黄金貴：古漢語同義詞辨釋詞典
HUANG JINGUI 2006 ASTRONOMY 16. 食（蝕），指天體被遮掩而發生虧損，主要包括日月食，五星掩食月亮及恆星，月亮掩食五星及恆星。 薄，指雲氣迫近日月而使日月無光。 斗，主要表示行星靠近。
Modern Chinese Criteria
日蝕 月蝕 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Hypernym
  • CHANGE　EVENT involving two MOMENTS t1 and t2, such that a THING at the MOMENT t1 is DIFFERENT FROM that THING at the MOMENT t2. (anc: 9/0, child: 18)
  • EVENT　REALITY that ARISES in TIME. (anc: 8/0, child: 4)
  • REALITY　EXIST and NOT ONLY BE IMAGINED. (anc: 7/0, child: 5)

Words (7 items)

日有食之  rì yǒu shí zhī OC: mljiɡ ɢʷɯʔ ɢljɯɡ kljɯ MC: ȵit ɦɨu ʑɨk tɕɨ 2 Attributions
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  • VPi0there was an eclipse (something is eating into the sun???)
月蝕  yuè shí OC: ŋod ɢljɯɡ MC: ŋi̯ɐt ʑɨk 1 Attribution
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  • NPeclipse of the moon
蝕  shí OC: ɢljɯɡ MC: ʑɨk
食  shí OC: ɢljɯɡ MC: ʑɨk 1 Attribution

The common general term for an eclipse is shí 蝕 (the earlier form being shí 食). It can refer both to a solar eclipse (rì shí 日蝕) or lunar eclipse (yuè shí 月蝕).

    Syntactic words
  • nab.post-NN=sun or moonsolar or lunar eclipse
闕景  què, quē jǐng OC: khod kraŋʔ MC: khi̯ɐt kɣaŋ 0 Attributions

Quēyǐng 闕景 refers to a solar eclipse.

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  • NPabeventeclipse
有食  yǒu shí OC: ɢʷɯʔ ɢljɯɡ MC: ɦɨu ʑɨk 0 Attributions
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  • VPieventOBI: have an eclipse (as of the moon)
日蝕  rì shí OC: mljiɡ ɢljɯɡ MC: ȵit ʑɨk 0 Attributions
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  • NPabeventeclipse HANSHU: 有日蝕地震之變 There were extraordinary events like solar eclipses and earthquakes.
眚  shěng OC: sraaŋʔ MC: ʂɣaŋ 0 Attributions

Shěng 眚 is a term for an eclipse (both solar and lunar) laying an emphasis on its catastrophical connotations.

    Syntactic words
  • nabeventeclipse ?????