SNAKE    蛇蛇

REPTILE LACKING LEGS.
SERPENT
Old Chinese Criteria
huang
Modern Chinese Criteria
蛇 長蟲 蟒蛇 蟒 蚺蛇 五步蛇 白花蛇 蘄蛇 水蛇 青蛇 赤練蛇 蝮蛇 響尾蛇 眼鏡蛇 竹葉青 refers to a venomous green snake. 金環蛇 銀環蛇 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Hyponym
  • DRAGONnew-ffce0542-a0e5-4ccd-8e05-42a0e52ccd52　MYTHICAL ANIMAL OR SNAKE which has FOUR LEGS AND RIDES ON CLOUDS. (anc: 9/0, child: 0)
Hypernym
  • REPTILE　VERTEBRATE WITH COLD BLOOD. (anc: 7/0, child: 1)
  • VERTEBRATE　ANIMAL which HAS a SPINE BONE. (anc: 6/0, child: 2)
  • ANIMAL　CREATURE ABLE to FEEL AND MOVE. (anc: 5/0, child: 12)
  • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 3.85

  • De differentiis ( DIFFERENTIAE I) p. 482

    48. Ex Servio, ad locum II Aen. citatum ad verbum.

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    48. Inter Anguem, serpentem et draconem. In mari angues, in terra serpentes, in templo dracones. Ut Virgilius: Tranquilla per alta angues; et paulo post: Serpens amplexus uterque. Item: Delubra ad summa dracones.

  • Verzeichnis und Motivindex der Han-Darstellungen ( FINSTERBUSCH 1966) p. 236

    Schlange:

  • Verzeichnis und Motivindex der Han-Darstellungen ( FINSTERBUSCH 2000) p. 799

    Schlange:

  • Lateinische Synonymik ( MENGE) p. 269

  • Dictionnaire culturel en langue francaise ( REY 2005) p. 4.740

  • Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the Other Italic Languages ( DE VAAN 2008) p.

    anguis 'snake' [m., f. /] (Naev.+)

    Derivatives: anguinus 'of a snake' (Cato+),...

  • Encyclopedia of Comparative Iconography ( ROBERTS 1998) p. 811

    SERPENT'S BITE

    • Words (10 items)

    蛇  shé OC: ɢljal MC: ʑɣɛ 29 Attributions

      Word relations
    • Epithet: 騰/FLY Téng 騰 refers to the soaring high up into the sky, typically of big and impressive creatures like birds and dragons.

      Syntactic words
    • ngenerally: snake; also: snake-like dragon
    • nadNsnake-like
    • nadNpossessionsnake'sDS
    虺  huǐ OC: qhlulʔ MC: hɨi 7 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nGUOYU: (specifically) small and often poisonous snake; viper; generally: snake
    虵  yí MC: ye OC: lal 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nsnakeCH
    蝮  fù OC: phuɡ MC: phuk 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nsnake
    蟡  guǐ OC: kʷralʔ MC: kiɛ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • na kind of mystical animal which lives in the water and has the appearance of a snake (YUPIAN; see WANGLI: 1180)
    虫  huǐ OC: qhlulʔ MC: hɨi 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nsnake
    螣  téng OC: lɯɯŋ MC: dəŋ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nfabulous flying serpent
    蟒  mǎng OC: maaŋʔ MC: mɑŋ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • npython snake
    龍蛇  lóng shé OC: b-roŋ ɢljal MC: li̯oŋ ʑɣɛ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPnonreferentialsnakes and dragons of any kind
    巴  bā OC: praa MC: pɣɛ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • ngiant snake; 4.3