PIT  坑坑

CAVITY IN the EARTH.
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Hypernym
  • CAVITYA DEEP HOLE IN a SURFACE.
    • HOLEEMPTY SPACE in a SURFACE.
      • SPACEWhat ALL THINGS BE-IN:are-in.
        • BE INRELATION between a THING AND what that THING FILLS OR PART:partially FILLS....
See also
  • STOREHOUSEBUILDING USED FOR KEEPING USEFUL THINGS.
    Old Chinese Criteria
    1. The current general word for a fairly large hole in the ground is kēng 坑.

    2. Kū 窟 refers to an artificial cavity large enough to serve as a habitat for humans.

    3. Jiào 窖／窌 refers to a pit usually designed for storage of grain.

    4. Jǐng 阱 is a hole in the ground -typically like a well- designed as a trap.

    5. Kǎn 坎／埳 is any hole in the ground designed as a trap.

    NB:. Huò 壑 refers to a large abyss or crevice and is marginal to this group because it is not man-made.

    黄金貴：古漢語同義詞辨釋詞典
    HUANG JINGUI 2006

    GEOGRAPHY 2.

    坑，大而深的窪地，即大坑。

    坎，小坑。

    阱，防禦或捕捉野獸的陷坑，深而且陡，不另設機關

    。陷，設有機關的捕獸或擒敵的坑穴。

    壑，水坑。

    Modern Chinese Criteria
    坑

    地道

    坑道

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

    Words

    坑  kēng OC: khraaŋ MC: khɣaŋ 8 AttributionsWD

      Word relations
    • Assoc: 坎/PIT Kǎn 坎／埳 is any hole in the ground designed as a trap.

      Syntactic words
    • ndeep hole in the ground, deep puddle; cave; cavern
    窟  kū OC: khluud MC: khuot 5 AttributionsWD

    Kū 窟 refers to an artificial cavity large enough to serve as a habitat for humans.

      Syntactic words
    • ncave (often for human or animal habitation); subterranean room; occasionally in derived sense: find a cave in
    營窟  yíng kū OC: ɢʷleŋ khluud MC: jiɛŋ khuot 2 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • NPcaves as temporary dwellings
    坎  kǎn OC: khoomʔ MC: khəm 1 AttributionWD

    Kǎn 坎／埳 is any hole in the ground designed as a trap.

      Syntactic words
    • npit
    坳  ào OC: qriiw MC: ʔɣɛu 1 AttributionWD
      Syntactic words
    • nhollow; cavity; hole in the ground; depression in the surface
    • nadNwith cavities in the floorCH
    埳  kǎn OC: khloomʔ MC: khəm 1 AttributionWD
      Syntactic words
    • npit; a man-made pit used as trap
    阬  kēng OC: khraaŋ MC: khɣaŋ 1 AttributionWD

    The current general word for a fairly large hole in the ground is kēng 坑.

      Syntactic words
    • nhole; pit
    窌  Click here to add pinyin OC:  MC: 0 AttributionsWD

    Jiào 窖／窌 refers to a pit usually designed for storage of grain.

      Syntactic words
    • ncave
    窖  jiào OC: kruuɡs MC: kɣɛu 0 AttributionsWD

    Jiào 窖／窌 refers to a pit usually designed for storage of grain.

      Syntactic words
    • ncave for storing things
    窞  dàn OC: ɡ-loomʔ MC: dəm 0 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • nrecess at the bottom of a pit
    竁  cuì OC: tshods MC: tshiɛi 0 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • nhole; cave; pit (ZHOULI)
    竇  dòu OC: ɡ-looɡs MC: du 0 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • nLIJI: hole; pit; tunnel
    阱  jǐng OC: sɡeŋʔ MC: dziɛŋ 0 AttributionsWD

    Jǐng 阱 is a hole in the ground -typically like a well- designed as a trap.

      Syntactic words
    • npit, hole in the ground, dungeon

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