知了

Chinese

to know; to be aware
 
to know; to understand; (modal particle intensifying preceding clause); (completed action marker)
simp. and trad.
(知了)
variant forms 蜘蟟

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation


Noun

知了

  1. (colloquial) cicada

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of (“cicada”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
Taxonomic name
Mandarin Beijing 季鳥兒, 馬季, 伏天兒
Taiwan , 知了
Jinan 知了, 稍錢兒, 截了
Xi'an 知了
Wuhan 知丫, 知衣, 嗟哩, 嗟林
Chengdu 蟬子
Yangzhou 嘰溜子
Hefei 遮溜子, 遮溜, 遮遮子
Cantonese Guangzhou , 沙蟬
Hong Kong , 沙蟬
Gan Nanchang 借落子
Hakka Meixian 蟬仔, 呀衣仔
Huidong (Daling)
Qujiang 蟬子
Changting 呀衣
Pingyu 蟬子
Wuping 蟬子
Liancheng 呀衣
Ninghua 蟬蟬子
Ruijin 呀蟻子
Shangyou 蟬子
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 蟬仔
Liudui (S. Sixian) 蟬仔
Hsinchu (Hailu) 蟬仔
Dongshi (Dabu) , 䗊䗊依
Hsinchu (Raoping) 蟬仔
Yunlin (Zhao'an)
Jin Taiyuan 蟬兒, , 秋蟬
Min Bei Jian'ou 蟬蚱
Min Dong Fuzhou 阿蛦, 阿蛦母
Min Nan Xiamen 𧌄蜅蠐
Quanzhou 洋飛獅
Zhangzhou 𧌄栱蟬
Taipei 𧌄蜅蠐, 蟬仔
Kaohsiung 𧌄蜅蠐仔
Tainan 𧌄蜅蠐, 蟬仔
Taichung
Hsinchu 蟬蠳, 蛣蛚
Lukang 𧌄蜅蠐, 青吱仔
Sanxia 吱蟬
Yilan
Kinmen 蟬仔, 大蛚, 𧌄蜅蠐
Magong , 𧌄蜅蠐
Penang 𧌄蜅蠐
Chaozhou 藥部蟬
Wu Shanghai 知了
Suzhou 知了, 洋師太
Wenzhou 知了
Xiang Changsha 蟬蛉子
Shuangfeng 蟬蛉子
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