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| − | <WL>蜓 [tíng] 蜻蜓 | + | <WL>蜓 [tíng] 蜻蜓 dragonfly (Anisoptera); 蜓蚞 cicada (Cryptotympana pustulata) [diàn] 蝘蜓 house gecko (Gekkota); 铜蜓蜥 Indian forest skink (Sphenomorphus indicus)@@; (HDZ:) … |
| − | The Shuōwén Seal form of 蜓() diàn ‘gecko’ (蝘蜓) combines 虫 (chóng) ‘insect’ (reptile), and 廷() tíng ‘imperial court’ (phonosemantic). | + | The Shuōwén Seal form of 蜓() diàn ‘gecko’ (蝘蜓) combines 虫 (chóng) ‘insect’ (reptile/lizard), and 廷() tíng ‘imperial court’ (phonosemantic). |
Compare: 庭() tíng ‘main room/hall; court/courtyard’; the gecko is the beneficial (insectivorous) house lizard (守宫), guardian of the house. | Compare: 庭() tíng ‘main room/hall; court/courtyard’; the gecko is the beneficial (insectivorous) house lizard (守宫), guardian of the house. | ||
Note: Formerly 蜓 diàn ‘gecko’, and 蜓tíng ‘cicada’, but today mainly used for 蜻蜓 qīngtíng ‘dragonfly’. | Note: Formerly 蜓 diàn ‘gecko’, and 蜓tíng ‘cicada’, but today mainly used for 蜻蜓 qīngtíng ‘dragonfly’. | ||
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Note: Old texts often conflate terms for ‘gecko/lizard/salamander/chameleon’ (HDC), cf. 蜥蜴, 易/蜴. | Note: Old texts often conflate terms for ‘gecko/lizard/salamander/chameleon’ (HDC), cf. 蜥蜴, 易/蜴. | ||
Compare: 蛋 dàn ‘egg’, formerly wr. 蜑/䗺/蜒, app. formerly wr. 蜓. | Compare: 蛋 dàn ‘egg’, formerly wr. 蜑/䗺/蜒, app. formerly wr. 蜓. | ||
| − | HDZ: 蜓 : diàn : 蝘蜓 • tíng : (蝉名) 蜓蚞: 螇螰: 蟪蛄 (𧉅/蛥蚗, 虭蟧, 蝭蟧) | + | HDZ: 蜓 : diàn : (SW: 蝘蜓; 螾蜓) “蝘蜓”, cf. 蝘 • tíng : (蝉名) 蜓蚞: 螇螰: 蟪蛄 (𧉅/蛥蚗, 虭蟧, 蝭蟧) |
HDC: 蝘蜓 : 守宫, 壁虎, 古籍多与蜥蜴、蝾螈等相混 | HDC: 蝘蜓 : 守宫, 壁虎, 古籍多与蜥蜴、蝾螈等相混 | ||
HDC: 蜓蚞 : 蚱蝉 (蜓蚞, 螇螰, 蝭蟧, 蟪蛄, 蛁蟟, 蛥蚗) | HDC: 蜓蚞 : 蚱蝉 (蜓蚞, 螇螰, 蝭蟧, 蟪蛄, 蛁蟟, 蛥蚗) | ||
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