MUSSEL    蚌蚌

AQUATIC ANIMAL LIVING INSIDE A SHELL. []
Old Chinese Criteria
1. Bàng 蚌 refers to the pearl-oyster. The word can be also used as a general term for mussels. 2. Gé 蛤 to the clam of a round shape. 3. Shèn 蜃 refers to a large clam. 4. Pí 蜱 is one kind of clam. 5. Hān 蚶 is a kind of clam living in a log on the bottom of shallow seas.
Modern Chinese Criteria
殼菜 貽貝 蚌 河蚌 蛤蜊 文蛤 蛤 蜊 蜃 貽貝 殼菜 淡菜 THIS IS STILL A TERRIBLE MESS. rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Hypernym
  • AQUATIC ANIMALS　ANIMALS that LIVE IN WATER. (anc: 6/0, child: 7)
  • ANIMAL　CREATURE ABLE to FEEL AND MOVE. (anc: 5/0, child: 12)
  • CREATURE　LIVING THING. (anc: 4/0, child: 3)

Words (6 items)

蚌  bàng OC: brooŋʔ MC: bɣɔŋ 3 Attributions

Bàng 蚌 refers to the pearl-oyster. The word can be also used as a general term for mussels.

    Syntactic words
  • nmussel
蜃  shèn OC: ɡljɯnʔ MC: dʑin 2 Attributions

Shèn 蜃 refers to a large clam.

    Syntactic words
  • nclam
蛤  gé OC: kloob MC: kəp 1 Attribution

Gé 蛤 to the clam of a round shape.

    Syntactic words
  • nmussel; clam, oyster
蜃蛤  shèn gé OC: ɡljɯnʔ kloob MC: dʑin kəp 1 Attribution
    Syntactic words
  • NPclam, mussel
蚶  hān OC: qhaam MC: hɑm 0 Attributions

Hān 蚶 is a kind of clam living in a log on the bottom of shallow seas.

    Syntactic words
蜱  pí OC: be MC: biɛ 0 Attributions

Pí 蜱 is one kind of clam.

    Syntactic words
  • noyster (YILI)