呀囒米

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Chinese

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rice; metre
trad. (呀囒米) 呀囒
simp. (呀𪢠米) 呀𪢠

Etymology

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呀囒呀𪢠 is borrowed from Spanish grana (cochineal) (Ching, 2017).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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呀囒米

  1. (obsolete) cochineal

Synonyms

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References

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  • Douglas, Carstairs (1873) “bí”, in Chinese-English Dictionary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Amoy, [With 1923 Supplement after the Appendix by Thomas Barclay, Shanghai: Commercial Press, Ltd.] edition (overall work in Hokkien and English), London: Trübner & Co., page 18; New Edition (With Chinese Character Glosses) edition, London: Presbyterian Church of England, 1899, page 18
  • Chalmers, John (1907) “cochineal”, in English and Cantonese Dictionary, seventh edition, Hongkong: Kelly & Walsh, Ltd., page 46