蟰蛸

Chinese

			octopus
trad. (蟰蛸)		蟰	蛸
simp. (蟏蛸)		蟏	蛸
alternative forms		蟰蛸

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiāoshāo

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠ ㄕㄠ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): siu¹ saau¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiāoshāo
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠ ㄕㄠ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siaoshao
    • Wade–Giles: hsiao¹-shao¹
    • Yale: syāu-shāu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiaushau
    • Palladius: сяошао (sjaošao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: siu¹ saau¹
    • Yale: sīu sāau
    • Cantonese Pinyin: siu¹ saau¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: xiu¹ sao¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːu̯⁵⁵ saːu̯⁵⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: sew sraew

Rime
Character	蟰	蛸
Reading #	1/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	心 (16)	生 (21)
Final (韻)	蕭 (93)	肴 (90)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	IV	II
Fanqie	蘇彫切	所交切
Baxter	sew	sraew
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/seu/	/ʃˠau/
Pan Wuyun	/seu/	/ʃᵚau/
Shao Rongfen	/seu/	/ʃau/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/sɛw/	/ʂaɨw/
Li Rong	/seu/	/ʃau/
Wang Li	/sieu/	/ʃau/
Bernard Karlgren	/sieu/	/ʂau/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	xiāo	shāo
Expected Cantonese Reflex	siu1	saau1

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*sɯːw  sreːw/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	蟰	蛸
Reading #	1/2	1/2
No.	12118	13715
Phonetic component	肅	肖
Rime group	幽	宵
Rime subdivision	2	2
Corresponding MC rime	蕭	梢
Old Chinese	/*sɯːw/	/*sreːw/

Noun

蟰蛸

1. Alternative form of 蠨蛸／蟏蛸 (xiāoshāo, “long-jawed spider”)