蝘蜓
Chinese
phonetic | |||
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trad. (蝘蜓) | 蝘 | 蜓 | |
simp. #(蝘蜓) | 蝘 | 蜓 |
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
蝘蜓
- gecko
- 今子乃以鴟梟而笑鳳皇,執蝘蜓而嘲龜龍,不亦病乎! [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: c. late 1st century BCE, Yang Xiong (揚雄), Retort to Ridicules (《解嘲》)
- Jīn zǐ nǎi yǐ chīxiāo ér xiào fènghuáng, zhí yǎntíng ér cháo guīlóng, bùyì bìng hū! [Pinyin]
- Now, sir, you laugh at the phoenix as an owl, and you hold up a gecko and mock the great tortoise and dragon. Are you not in the wrong?
今子乃以鸱枭而笑凤皇,执蝘蜓而嘲龟龙,不亦病乎! [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 壁虎 (“gecko; house lizard”) [map]
Derived terms
- 蝘蜓座 (Yǎntíngzuò)
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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蝘 | 蜓 |
とかげ | |
Hyōgaiji | Hyōgaiji |
irregular |
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