蛤蟆

Chinese

clam frog or toad
trad. (蛤蟆)
simp. #(蛤蟆)
alternative forms 蝦蟆蝦蟇虾蟆
蝦䗫
鰕䗫
鰕䲈

Etymology

Onomatopoeic (Schuessler, 2007). Compare Old Mon kma(c) /kmɔc/ (ibid.).

The original form is 蝦蟆虾蟆. In Beijing Mandarin, is the vernacular reading of (xiā) used in this word alone.

Pronunciation


Noun

蛤蟆

  1. frog; toad (order Anura) (Classifier: )
  2. (Suzhounese, Songjiang Wu) tadpole (Classifier: )

Synonyms

  • (frog):
  • (toad):
  • (tadpole):

Derived terms

  • 疥蛤蟆 (jièháma)
  • 癩蛤蟆 / 癞蛤蟆 (làiháma)
  • 老蛤蟆
  • 蛤蟆凳
  • 蛤蟆吵坑
  • 蛤蟆子
  • 蛤蟆尿
  • 蛤蟆弄子
  • 蛤蟆抱桂
  • 蛤蟆更
  • 蛤蟆煙 / 蛤蟆烟
  • 蛤蟆瘟
  • 蛤蟆禪 / 蛤蟆禅
  • 蛤蟆窯 / 蛤蟆窑
  • 蛤蟆精
  • 蛤蟆給事 / 蛤蟆给事
  • 蛤蟆臺 / 蛤蟆台
  • 蛤蟆藍 / 蛤蟆蓝
  • 蛤蟆衣
  • 蛤蟆護 / 蛤蟆护
  • 蛤蟆蹲
  • 蛤蟆車 / 蛤蟆车
  • 蛤蟆鏡 / 蛤蟆镜
  • 蛤蟆陵
  • 蛤蟆頭幡 / 蛤蟆头幡
  • 蛤蟆骨朵 (hámagūduo)

Proper noun

蛤蟆

  1. (Mainland China, Internet slang) Nickname of Jiang Zemin

Synonyms

See also