LIMP  跛腳蹇

WALK USING ONLY ONE LEG APPROPRIATELY BECAUSE of a DEFECT in the OTHER LEG.
HOBBLEWALK WITH A LIMPWALK LAMELYWALK UNEVENLYWALK HALTINGLYHITCHFALTERSTUMBLELURCH
Hypernym
  • WALKMOVE across the FLOOR>ground USING one's LEGS.
    • MOVECHANGE PLACE OR SITUATION.
      • CHANGEEVENT involving two MOMENTS t1 and t2, such that a THING at the MOMENT t1 is DIFFERENT FROM that THING at the MOMENT t2.
        • EVENTREALITY that ARISES in TIME....
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The most general term for any form of impaired movement is jiǎn 蹇.

2. Bǒ3 跛 refers specifically to an impaired ability to walk or to limping.

3. Qī 踦 refers specifically to hobbling along on one leg.

4. Chuō 踔 refers to hopping along on malfunctioning legs.

黄金貴：古漢語同義詞辨釋詞典
HUANG JINGUI 2006

HUMAN BODY 21.

跛，癥狀名，腿長短不齊致行走時身體傾側。

蹇，膝關節伸不能曲而導致行走時身體前卻搖動不定；一足蹇成跛，多用於動物。

躄，人病痿而足不能行；當一足病痿則成跛狀。

瘸，中古口語詞，足病而破。

拐，近代口語詞，行走似跛。

Modern Chinese Criteria
跛子

瘸子

拐子

翹腳

跛腳

折腳

撇腳

瘸腿

first rough draft to identify synonym group members for future analysis 18.11.2003. CH

    Words

    跛  bǒ OC: paalʔ MC: pʷɑ 10 Attributions

    Bǒ 跛 refers specifically to an impaired ability to walk or to limping.

      Syntactic words
    • nlameness
    • v[adN]the lame; those who are lame
    • vadNlame; halting
    • viactbe lame; to halt; stand on one leg
    蹇  jiǎn OC: kranʔ MC: kiɛn 3 Attributions

    The most general term for any form of impaired movement is jiǎn 蹇.

      Syntactic words
    • nab(.post-N)lameness
    • vadNlimping
    • vilimp, be lame
    躄  bì OC: peɡ MC: piɛk 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • v[adN]nonreferentialthe lame; those who are lame
    • vibe lame in both legs
    踸踔  chěn chuō OC: khrlumʔ rtheewɡ MC: ʈhim ʈhɣɔk 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPiZHUANG: hobble along
    • vt+prep+Nhobble along amongCH
    踔  chuō OC: rtheewɡ MC: ʈhɣɔk 1 Attribution

    Chuō 踔 refers to hopping along on malfunctioning legs.

      Syntactic words
    • vihop along on one or two malfunctioning legs
    • vtoNN=placejump around the place NDS
    趻踔  chěn chuō MC: -- trhaewk OC: -- rtheewɡCH 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPiacthobble along, stumble alongCH
    踦  qī OC: khral MC: khiɛ 0 Attributions

    Qī 踦 refers specifically to hobbling along on one leg.

      Syntactic words
    • vistand on one leg; hobble along

    Existing SW for

    Here are Syntactic Words already defined in the database: