LIGHTNING    閃電

The WEATHER condition constituted by flashes of lightning.
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The standard word for lightning is diàn 電.
Modern Chinese Criteria
閃電 電 霍閃 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Hypernym
  • WEATHER　SITUATION IN-RELATION-TO TEMPERATURE, RAIN, SUNSHINE ETC. IN a PLACE. (anc: 6/0, child: 2)
  • SITUATION　RELATION in which MANY HUMANS, FEATURES OR THINGS EXIST TOGETHER OR INTERACT. (anc: 5/0, child: 11)
  • RELATION　FEATURE of TWO OR MORE THINGS TOGETHER. (anc: 4/0, child: 15)
  • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 1.55

  • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 1.57

  • Lateinische Synonyme und Etymologien ( DOEDERLEIN 1840) p.

    LIGHTNING

    fulgur refers to the momentary shining of lightning on the horizon in single flashes.

    fulguratio refers to the continued shining of lightning, or the repeated flashes of lightning.

    fulmen refers to the lightning that strikes the earth and might strike a person, like Greek keraunos.

  • Handwörterbuch des deutschen Aberglaubens ( BAECHTHOLD-STAEUBLI 1987) p. 1.1410

    • Words (2 items)

    電  diàn OC: liins MC: den 13 Attributions

    The standard word for lightning is diàn 電.

      Syntactic words
    • nabprocessOBI 3: HF 8.10.33: lightning
    • nadVanalogylike lightning 電過
    • vi0there was lightning
    閃  shǎn OC: qhjemʔ MC: ɕiɛm 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • napparently post-Han, derived from the meaning flickering>: lightning