蛇矛

Chinese

		snake; serpent	spear; lance; pike
simp. and trad. (蛇矛)		蛇	矛

Etymology

Literally: 蛇 (snake) + 矛 (lance)

• Snake refers to the length of the lance.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shémáo

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄜˊ ㄇㄠˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shémáo
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄜˊ ㄇㄠˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shémáo
    • Wade–Giles: shê²-mao²
    • Yale: shé-máu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shermau
    • Palladius: шэмао (šɛmao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɤ³⁵ mɑʊ̯³⁵/

Noun

蛇矛

1. (archaic) a long lance

Derived terms

• 丈八蛇矛 (Zhàng bā shémáo)