蛺蝶

See also: 蛱蝶

Chinese

butterfly
trad. (蛺蝶) 蛺 蝶
simp. (蛱蝶) 蛱 蝶

Etymology

Prefixed form of 蝶 (dié); see 蝴蝶 (húdié) for more.

Pronunciation


Note: hiab8 diab8 - "hinge".

Rime
Character 蛺 蝶 蝶
Reading # 1/1 1/2 2/2
Initial (聲) 見 (28) 透 (6) 定 (7)
Final (韻) 添 (158) 添 (158) 添 (158)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø) Checked (Ø) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open Open
Division (等) IV IV IV
Fanqie 古協切 他協切 徒協切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/kep̚/ /tʰep̚/ /dep̚/
Pan
Wuyun
/kep̚/ /tʰep̚/ /dep̚/
Shao
Rongfen
/kɛp̚/ /tʰɛp̚/ /dɛp̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/kɛp̚/ /tʰɛp̚/ /dɛp̚/
Li
Rong
/kep̚/ /tʰep̚/ /dep̚/
Wang
Li
/kiep̚/ /tʰiep̚/ /diep̚/
Bernard
Karlgren
/kiep̚/ /tʰiep̚/ /dʱiep̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
jie tie dié
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
gip3 tip3 dip6

Noun

蛺蝶

  1. (traditional sense) butterfly
  2. (zoology) Nymphalidae (a family of butterflies)
  3. (Teochew) hinge

Synonyms

References

  • Fielde, Adele Marion (1883), “蛺/蛱 (iâp)”, in A Pronouncing and Defining Dictionary of the Swatow Dialect, Arranged According to Syllables and Tones, Shanghai: American Presbyterian Mission Press, page 188
  • Lim, Hiong Seng (1886), “Lesson XXI”, in Handbook of the Swatow Vernacular, Singapore: Koh Yew Hean Press, page 122

Further reading

Japanese

Kanji in this term
蛺 蝶
Hyōgaiji Jinmeiyō
irregular

Etymology

The kanji are jukujikun (熟字訓), from Chinese 蛺蝶/蛱蝶 (jiádié)

Pronunciation

  • (Irregular reading)
    • (Tokyo) たては​ちょー [tàtéháꜜchòò] (Nakadaka – [3])
    • (Tokyo) たてはちょー [tàtéháchóó] (Heiban – [0])
    • IPA(key): [ta̠te̞ha̠t͡ɕo̞ː]

Noun

蛺蝶(たてはちょう) • (tatehachō) ←たてはてふ (tatefatefu)?

  1. Alternative spelling of 立羽蝶 (“brush-footed butterfly”)
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