ECLIPSE  蝕蝕

CHANGE of the APPEARANCE of SUN or MOON so that these LOSE their BRIGHTNESS.
LOTTING OUTBLOCKINGCOVERINGOBSCURINGCONCEALINGDARKENING
Hypernym
  • 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.
      • REALITYEXIST and NOT ONLY BE IMAGINED.
        • EXISTBE-IN the UNIVERSE of SPACE AND TIME....
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The common general term for an eclipse is shí 蝕 (the earlier form being shí 食 ). It can refer both to a solar eclipse (rì shí 日蝕 ) or lunar eclipse (yuè shí 月蝕 ).

2. Shěng 眚 is a term for an eclipse (both solar and lunar) laying an emphasis on its catastrophical connotations.

3. Quēyǐng 闕景 refers to a solar eclipse.

黄金貴：古漢語同義詞辨釋詞典
HUANG JINGUI 2006

ASTRONOMY 16.

食（蝕），指天體被遮掩而發生虧損，主要包括日月食，五星掩食月亮及恆星，月亮掩食五星及恆星。

薄，指雲氣迫近日月而使日月無光。

斗，主要表示行星靠近。

Modern Chinese Criteria
日蝕

月蝕

rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／

    Words

    日有食之  rì yǒu shí zhī OC: mljiɡ ɢʷɯʔ ɢljɯɡ kljɯ MC: ȵit ɦɨu ʑɨk tɕɨ 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPi0there was an eclipse (something is eating into the sun???)
    蝕  shí OC: ɢljɯɡ MC: ʑɨk
    食  shí OC: ɢljɯɡ MC: ʑɨk 1 Attribution

    The common general term for an eclipse is shí 蝕 (the earlier form being shí 食). It can refer both to a solar eclipse (rì shí 日蝕) or lunar eclipse (yuè shí 月蝕).

      Syntactic words
    • nab.post-NN=sun or moonsolar or lunar eclipse
    月蝕  yuè shí OC: ŋod ɢljɯɡ MC: ŋi̯ɐt ʑɨk 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPeclipse of the moon
    眚  shěng OC: sraaŋʔ MC: ʂɣaŋ 0 Attributions

    Shěng 眚 is a term for an eclipse (both solar and lunar) laying an emphasis on its catastrophical connotations.

      Syntactic words
    • nabeventeclipse ?????
    日蝕  rì shí OC: mljiɡ ɢljɯɡ MC: ȵit ʑɨk 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPabeventeclipse HANSHU: 有日蝕地震之變 There were extraordinary events like solar eclipses and earthquakes.
    有食  yǒu shí OC: ɢʷɯʔ ɢljɯɡ MC: ɦɨu ʑɨk 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPieventOBI: have an eclipse (as of the moon)
    闕景  què, quē jǐng OC: khod kraŋʔ MC: khi̯ɐt kɣaŋ 0 Attributions

    Quēyǐng 闕景 refers to a solar eclipse.

      Syntactic words
    • NPabeventeclipse

    Existing SW for

    Here are Syntactic Words already defined in the database: