MOSQUITO  蚊子蚊

COMMON SMALL INSECT which STINGS AND SUCKS BLOOD FROM HUMANS AND ANIMALS.
Hypernym
  • INSECTSMALL ANIMAL LACKING SPINE, TYPICALLY WITH MANY LEGS AND WINGS. []
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 ／

    Words

    蚊  wén OC: mɯn MC: mi̯un 4 AttributionsWD

    Common general term refering to mosquitos is wén 蚊.

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

    Ruì 蚋 refers to a gnat.

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    • nSouthern dialect word: mosquito; insects
    蚊虻  wén méng OC: mɯn mraaŋ MC: mi̯un mɣaŋ 1 AttributionWD
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    • NPmosquito-like insect
    蟁  wén MC: mjun OC: mɯnCH 1 AttributionWD

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    • nmosquito =蚊CH
    蠓  měng OC: mooŋʔ MC: muŋ 0 AttributionsWD

    měng 蠓 refers to midges.

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    • nmosquito; midge
    昏蟲  hūn chóng OC: hmuun ɡrluŋ MC: huo̝n ɖuŋ 0 AttributionsWD

    Hūn chóng 昏蟲 is another term for mosquitos.

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