MOSQUITO    蚊子蚊

COMMON SMALL INSECT which STINGS AND SUCKS BLOOD FROM HUMANS AND ANIMALS.
Old Chinese Criteria
1. Common general term refering to mosquitos is wén 蚊. 2. Ruì 蚋 refers to a gnat. 3. Mí 蠓 refers to midges. 4. Hūn chóng 昏虫 "dusk insects" is another term for mosquitos.
黄金貴：古漢語同義詞辨釋詞典
HUANG JINGUI 2006 ANIMALS 23. 蚊，蚊子總稱。蚋，酒蚊子；又指蚋科微小蠅類，雌蟲白天吸血。 蠓，蠓科小於蚋的小飛蟲。 蠛蠓，蠓科雙翅目黑小飛蟲。 蟆子、浮塵子皆為蠛蠓類小飛蟲，晝飛夜伏，可致人瘡痏，後者更小如塵埃。
Modern Chinese Criteria
蚊 蚊子 庫蚊 家蚊 常蚊 庫雷蚊 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Hypernym
  • INSECT　SMALL ANIMAL LACKING SPINE, TYPICALLY WITH MANY LEGS AND WINGS. [] (anc: 6/0, child: 10)
  • ANIMAL　CREATURE ABLE to FEEL AND MOVE. (anc: 5/0, child: 12)
  • CREATURE　LIVING THING. (anc: 4/0, child: 3)

Words (6 items)

蚊  wén OC: mɯn MC: mi̯un 4 Attributions

Common general term refering to mosquitos is wén 蚊.

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  • nmosquito
蚋  Click here to add pinyin OC:  MC: 3 Attributions

Ruì 蚋 refers to a gnat.

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  • nSouthern dialect word: mosquito; insects
蟁  wén MC: mjun OC: mɯn 1 Attribution

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  • nmosquito =蚊CH
蚊虻  wén méng OC: mɯn mraaŋ MC: mi̯un mɣaŋ 1 Attribution
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  • NPmosquito-like insect
蠓  měng OC: mooŋʔ MC: muŋ 0 Attributions

měng 蠓 refers to midges.

    Syntactic words
  • nmosquito; midge
昏蟲  hūn chóng OC: hmuun ɡrluŋ MC: huo̝n ɖuŋ 0 Attributions

Hūn chóng 昏蟲 is another term for mosquitos.

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