蟒蛇

Chinese

		{{taxfmt\|Python molurus\|species}}	snake; serpent
trad. (蟒蛇)		蟒	蛇
simp. ^#(蟒蛇)		蟒	蛇

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): mǎngshé

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄤˇ ㄕㄜˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mong⁵ se⁴
Gan (Wiktionary): 'mong³ sa⁴
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): bóng-chôa

(Teochew, Peng'im): mang² zua⁵
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶maon-zo

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: mǎngshé
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄤˇ ㄕㄜˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: mǎngshé
  - Wade–Giles: mang³-shê²
  - Yale: mǎng-shé
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: maangsher
  - Palladius: маншэ (manšɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: mong⁵ se⁴
  - Yale: móhng sèh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mong⁵ se⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: mong⁵ sé⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɔːŋ¹³ sɛː²¹/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: 'mong³ sa⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˈmɔŋ²¹³⁻¹³ sa³⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bóng-chôa
  - Tâi-lô: bóng-tsuâ
  - Phofsit Daibuun: bofngzoaa
  - IPA (Xiamen): /bɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sua²⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: mang² zua⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: máng tsuâ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /maŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sua⁵⁵/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶maon-zo
  - MiniDict: maon^去 zo
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³maan-zo
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /mɑ̃²² zo⁴⁴/

Noun

蟒蛇

python; boa

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 蟒蛇 (“python; boa”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		蟒蛇, 蚺蛇
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	蟒
	Taiwan	蟒蛇
	Singapore	蟒蛇
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	蟒
	Xi'an	蟒
	Xining	蟒
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	蟒
	Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan)	蟒
Southwestern Mandarin	Guiyang	蟒
	Guilin	蟒
	Liuzhou	蟒蛇, 蝻蛇
	Nanning (Wuming)	蟒蛇
Cantonese	Guangzhou	蝻蛇
	Hong Kong	蟒蛇, 蝻蛇
	Taishan	蝻蛇
	Kaiping (Chikan)	蝻蛇
	Dongguan	蝻蛇, 大蝻蛇
	Nanning	蝻蛇, 大蝻蛇
	Wuzhou	蝻蛇
	Yulin	蟒蛇, 蝻蛇
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	蝻蛇, 蟒
Gan	Nanchang	蟒蛇
Gan	Lichuan	蟒蛇
Hakka	Meixian	蝻蛇, 琴蛇
	Xingning	蝻蛇, 琴蛇
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	蝻蛇, 琴蛇
	Yudu	蟒蛇
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	蝻蛇
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	蝻蛇
	Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)	蝻蛇
	Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)	蝻蛇
	Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)	蝻蛇
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	蝻蛇, 大蝻蛇
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	蝻蛇, 大蝻蛇
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	蝻蛇, 大蝻蛇
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	蝻蛇, 大蝻蛇
	Hong Kong	蝻蛇, 琴蛇
	Luchuan (Daqiao)	琴蛇
Jin	Taiyuan	蟒
Jin	Shenmu	蟒
Northern Min	Jian'ou	蝻蛇
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	蟒
Southern Min	Xiamen	錦蛇
	Quanzhou	錦蛇
	Zhangzhou	錦蛇
	Taipei	錦蛇
	New Taipei (Tamsui)	錦蛇
	Kaohsiung	錦蛇, 臭腥母
	Kaohsiung (Cijin)	錦蛇
	Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)	臭腥母
	Yilan	錦蛇
	Yilan (Luodong)	錦蛇
	Yilan (Toucheng)	錦蛇
	Changhua (Yongjing)	蝻蛇, 錦蛇
	Taichung	錦蛇
	Tainan	蟒蛇
	Tainan (Anping)	錦蛇
	Hsinchu	錦蛇, 大山剌
	Pingtung (Baoli, Checheng)	錦蛇, 蝻蛇, 過山刀
	Kinmen	錦蛇, 臭腥母
	Penghu (Magong)	錦蛇
	Penghu (Xiyu)	錦蛇, 臭腥母
	Penang (Hokkien)	錦蛇
	Singapore (Hokkien)	錦蛇
	Shantou	琴蛇, 蟒蛇
	Shantou (Chenghai)	琴蛇
	Nan'ao (Houzhai)	琴蛇
	Nan'ao (Yun'ao)	琴蛇
	Haifeng	琴蛇
	Leizhou	琴蛇
	Wenchang	蝻蛇
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	蝻蛇
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	蝻蛇
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	蟒
Wu	Shanghai	蟒蛇
	Suzhou	蟒蛇
	Hangzhou	蟒蛇

Japanese

Kanji in this term
蟒	蛇
うわばみ
Hyōgai	Grade: S
irregular

Etymology

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɯ̟β̞a̠ba̠mʲi]

Noun

蟒蛇(うわばみ) • (uwabami) ^{←うはばみ (ufabami)^?}

large snake
Synonyms: 大蛇 (daija), 大蛇 (orochi)
(colloquial) heavy drinker
Synonym: 大酒飲み (ōzakenomi)

Derived terms

蟒蛇草(うわばみそう) (uwabamisō)