螮蝀
Chinese
| phonetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (螮蝀) | 螮 | 蝀 | |
| simp. (䗖𬟽) | 䗖 | 𬟽 | |
| alternative forms | 蝃蝀／蝃𬟽 𧍝蝀／𧍝𬟽 | ||
Pronunciation
Noun
螮蝀
- (literary) rainbow
- 蝃蝀在東，莫之敢指。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Dìdōng zài dōng, mò zhī gǎn zhǐ. [Pinyin]
- There is a rainbow in the east,
And no one dares to point to it.
蝃𬟽在东，莫之敢指。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]
- (literary, figurative) bridge
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 虹 (“rainbow”) [map]
Descendants
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 螮 | 蝀 |
| てい Hyōgaiji |
とう Hyōgaiji |
| kan’on | |
| For pronunciation and definitions of 螮蝀 – see 蝃蝀. (This term, 螮蝀, is an alternative spelling of the above Sino-Japanese terms.) |
(The following entry is uncreated: 蝃蝀.)
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