蜻蜓

Chinese

Etymology 1

dragonfly dragonfly
trad. (蜻蜓)
simp. #(蜻蜓)
alternative forms 青蜓
青亭
蜻蝏
心蜓 Northern Wu

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 2/2 2/3
Initial () (14) (7)
Final () (125) (125)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () IV IV
Fanqie
Baxter tsheng deng
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/t͡sʰeŋ/ /deŋ/
Pan
Wuyun
/t͡sʰeŋ/ /deŋ/
Shao
Rongfen
/t͡sʰɛŋ/ /dɛŋ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/t͡sʰɛjŋ/ /dɛjŋ/
Li
Rong
/t͡sʰeŋ/ /deŋ/
Wang
Li
/t͡sʰieŋ/ /dieŋ/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/t͡sʰieŋ/ /dʱieŋ/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
qīng tíng
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
cing1 ting4
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 2/2 2/3
No. 11363 12427
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
0 0
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*sʰleːŋ/ /*l'eːŋ/

Noun

蜻蜓

  1. dragonfly
Synonyms
Descendants
Sino-Xenic (蜻蜓):
  • Japanese: 蜻蜓(せいてい) (seitei)

Etymology 2

dragonfly dragonfly
trad. (蜻蜓)
simp. #(蜻蜓)

Pronunciation


Noun

蜻蜓

  1. (Hokkien) alternative form of 田嬰 / 田婴 (dragonfly)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
Hyōgai Hyōgai
irregular

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Noun

蜻蜓(やんま) or 蜻蜓(ヤンマ) • (yanma

  1. large dragonfly, specifically hawker (dragonfly of the family Aeshnidae)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
せい
Hyōgai
てい
Hyōgai
kan'on

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

(せい)(てい) or 蜻蜓(セイテイ) • (seitei

  1. large dragonfly, specifically hawker (dragonfly of the family Aeshnidae)

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
Hyōgai Hyōgai
irregular

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

蜻蜓(とんぼ) or 蜻蜓(トンボ) • (tonbo or 蜻蜓(とんぼう) or 蜻蜓(トンボー) • (tonbō (used by Bashō)

  1. alternative spelling of 蜻蛉

References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN