蝸牛
See also: 蜗牛
Chinese
| land snail | ox; cow; bull | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (蝸牛) | 蝸 | 牛 | |
| simp. (蜗牛) | 蜗 | 牛 | |
Pronunciation
Synonyms
| Dialectal synonyms of 蝸牛 (“land snail”) [map] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 蝸牛 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 水牛兒 |
| Taiwan | 蝸牛 | |
| Jinan | 蛤拉蚰, 蛤拉蚰子 | |
| Xi'an | 蝸蝸牛, 蝸蝸牛兒 | |
| Wuhan | 蝸牛, 天螺螄 | |
| Chengdu | 蝸牛, 牛牛, 牛牛兒 | |
| Yangzhou | 蝸牛 | |
| Hefei | 旱螺螄 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 蝸牛 |
| Hong Kong | 蝸牛 | |
| Taishan | 緣牛, 蝸牛 | |
| Yangjiang | 蝸牛 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 蝸牛 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 螔螺哥 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 螔螺仔 | |
| Liudui (S. Sixian) | 螔螺仔 | |
| Hsinchu (Hailu) | 蝓螺 | |
| Dongshi (Dabu) | 蝓螺 | |
| Hsinchu (Raoping) | 蝓螺 | |
| Yunlin (Zhao'an) | 露螺 | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 蝸牛 |
| Min Bei | Jian'ou | 鉗螺 |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 牛母牛囝 |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 露螺 |
| Zhangzhou | 鼻痕螺, 鼻痕 | |
| Taipei | 露螺 | |
| Kaohsiung | 露螺 | |
| Tainan | 露螺 | |
| Taichung | 露螺 | |
| Hsinchu | 露螺 | |
| Lukang | 露螺 | |
| Sanxia | 露螺 | |
| Yilan | 露螺 | |
| Kinmen | 露螺 | |
| Magong | 露螺 | |
| Penang | 螺 | |
| Wu | Suzhou | 蝸牛, 背包蜒蚰 |
| Wenzhou | 蜒蚰螺 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 蝸牛, 天螺陀 |
| Shuangfeng | 蝸牛, 山田螺 | |
Derived terms
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Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 蝸 | 牛 |
| か Hyōgaiji |
ぎゅう Grade: 2 |
| on’yomi | |
From Middle Chinese compound 蝸牛 (kwæ ngjuw, literally “snail + cow”).
Derived terms
- 蝸牛角上の争い (kagyūkakujō no arasoi)
- 蝸牛管 (kagyūkan)
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 蝸 | 牛 |
| Hyōgaiji | Grade: 2 |
| Irregular | |
Alteration of katatsuburi, in turn a compound of 堅 (kata, stem of adjective 固い (katai, “hard”)) + つぶり (tsuburi, “small round thing”, cognate with 頭 (tsuburi, “head”), 粒 (tsubu, “grain or kernel of rice”)).[2][1]
The kanji spelling is jukujikun (熟字訓).
Pronunciation
Noun
蝸牛 (hiragana かたつむり, katakana カタツムリ, rōmaji katatsumuri)
- a snail
- 1999 March 18, “デビルツムリ [Devilsnail]”, in
Starter Box , Konami:- 闇の力で進化したカタツムリ。手や足があり、速く動ける。
- Yami no chikara de shinka shita katatsumuri. Te ya ashi ga ari, hayaku ugokeru.
- A snail that evolved with the help of dark power. It can move quickly now that it has limbs.
- 闇の力で進化したカタツムリ。手や足があり、速く動ける。
- 2000 April 20, “メカニカルスネイル [Mechanical Snail]”, in Magic Ruler －魔法の支配者－, Konami:
- 機械に改造されたカタツムリ。しかし、スピードはあまり変わらない。
- Kikai ni kaizō sareta katatsumuri. Shikashi, supīdo wa amari kawaranai.
- A snail that was mechanically enhanced, which didn’t make it any quicker.
- 機械に改造されたカタツムリ。しかし、スピードはあまり変わらない。
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Usage notes
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts, as カタツムリ.
Synonyms
- (snail): 舞舞 (maimai), 舞舞螺 (maimaitsuburi)
Derived terms
- 食用蝸牛 (shokuyōkatatsumuri)
Etymology 3
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 蝸 | 牛 |
| Hyōgaiji | Grade: 2 |
| Irregular | |
Alteration of ででむし (dedemushi, “snail”), itself a compound of でで (dede, from 出 (de, “come out”), from an old children's nursery rhyme calling for a snail to put out its eyestalks) + 虫 (mushi, “bug”).[2][1]
Pronunciation
Compounds
Compounds
- 薄皮蝸牛 (usukawamaimai)
- 左巻蝸牛 (hidarimakimaimai)
- 一条蝸牛 (hitosujimaimai)
- 蝸牛被 (maimaikaburi)
- 三条蝸牛 (misujimaimai)
References
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