侏儒

Chinese

FWOTD – 31 March 2015

		phonetic
trad. (侏儒)		侏	儒
simp. #(侏儒)		侏	儒
alternative forms		朱儒 obsolete 𫾭需 obsolete 侏𠍶 ancient

Etymology

Possibly cognate with 蜘蛛 (OC *te to, “spider”), per the dialectal dictionary Fangyan (1st century CE):

鼅鼄，鼄蝥也。自關而西，秦晉之間謂之鼄蝥。自關而東，趙魏之郊謂之鼅鼄，或謂之蠾蝓，蠾蝓者侏儒語之轉也。北燕朝鮮洌水之間，謂之蝳蜍。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

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𱌄𬹣，𬹣蝥也。自关而西，秦晋之间谓之𬹣蝥。自关而东，赵魏之郊谓之𱌄𬹣，或谓之𧑏蝓，𧑏蝓者侏儒语之转也。北燕朝鲜洌水之间，谓之蝳蜍。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: Yang Xiong, Fangyan, c. 1^st century BCE

Zhīzhū, zhūmáo yě. Zì Guān ér xī, Qín Jìn zhījiān wèi zhī zhūmáo. Zì Guān ér dōng, Zhào Wèi zhī jiāo wèi zhī zhīzhū, huò wèi zhī zhúyú, zhúyú zhě zhūrú yǔ zhī zhuǎn yě. Běiyàn Cháoxiān Lièshuǐ zhījiān, wèi zhī dúchú. [Pinyin]

“Te to”, spider; also called “to mo”. To the west of Hangu Pass, in the Qin and Jin regions, it is called “to mo”. To the east of the Pass, in the Zhao and Wei regions, it is called “te to”, or “to lo”. The latter is an alternation of the word “to no” (“dwarf”). In the Northern Yan, Korea, and Lie River regions, it is called “to la”.

Compare the derivation of English midget from midge.

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 侏儒

1. dwarf; pygmy; midget

   • 瘖、聾、跛、躃、斷者、侏儒、百工，各以其器食之。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     瘖、聋、跛、躃、断者、侏儒、百工，各以其器食之。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Book of Rites, c. 4^th – 2^nd century BCE

     Yīn, lóng, bǒ, bì, duàn zhě, zhūrú, bǎi gōng, gè yǐ qí qì shí zhī. [Pinyin]

     The dumb, the deaf, the lame, such as had lost a member, pygmies, and mechanics, were all fed according to what work they were able to do.

2. (literary) minor; child
3. (literary, historical) dwarf who acts as an entertainer or musician for the officials
4. (literary, figurative) one who caters to the officials and is in their favour
5. (literary, obsolete) (alt. form 株檽) short column on the beam
6. (literary, obsolete) spider

Synonyms

• (dwarf): (Hakka) 老蛤蟆
• (spider):

Dialectal synonyms of 蜘蛛 (“spider”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		蜘蛛, 鼄蝥 QJ, 蠾蝓 ZW, 蝳蜍 NY, 社公 Q
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		蜘蛛
Taxonomic name		蜘蛛
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	蛛蛛, 蜘蛛
	Taiwan	蜘蛛
	Ulanhot	蛛蛛
	Tongliao	蛛蛛
	Chifeng	蛛蛛
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	蛛蛛
	Harbin	蜘蛛兒, 蛛蛛兒, 癩癩蛛
	Shenyang	癩癩蛛
	Malaysia	蜘蛛
	Singapore	蜘蛛
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	阿郎蛛子, 阿郎蛛, 蜘蛛
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	老老蛛, 癩癩蛛
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	蛛蛛
	Wanrong	蛛蛛
	Zhengzhou	蛛蛛
	Xi'an	蛛蛛
	Xining	蛛蛛
	Xuzhou	羅蛛子, 羅羅蛛子
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	蛛蛛
	Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan)	蛛蛛
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	蟢里蛛蛛
	Bayanhot	蛛蛛
	Lanzhou	蛛蛛
	Ürümqi	蛛蛛
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	蜘蛛, 蜇蛛
	Wuhan	蜘蛛
	Guiyang	蝃蛛
	Kunming	蜘蛛
	Guilin	蜘蛛
	Guanyang	波絲
	Liuzhou	蜘蛛
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	蜘蛛
	Yangzhou	蜘蛛
	Nantong	蟢蟢, 蟢蟢兒
	Hefei	蜘蛛
Mandarin	Fuzhou (Qinjiang, Changle)	賴蜘蜘
Cantonese	Guangzhou	蜘蛛, 蠄蟧
	Hong Kong	蠄蟧, 蜘蛛
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	蠄蟧
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	蠄蟧
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	蝲䗁
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	蝲䗁
	Macau	蠄蟧
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	蜘蛛, 蠄蟧
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	蠄蟧
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	蠄蟧
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	蠄蟧
	Foshan	蜘蛛, 蠄蟧
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	蜘蛛, 蠄蟧
	Foshan (Shunde)	蠄蟧
	Foshan (Sanshui)	蠄蟧, 蜘蛛
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	蠄蟧
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	蠄蟧
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	蠄蟧
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	蠄蟧
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	蠄蟧
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	蠄蟧
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	蠄蟧
	Taishan	蠄蟧
	Kaiping (Chikan)	蠄蟧
	Enping (Niujiang)	蠄蟧
	Heshan (Yayao)	蠄蟧
	Dongguan	蠄蟧
	Shenzhen (Dapeng)	蠄蟧
	Shaoguan	蠄蟧
	Yunfu	蠄蟧
	Yangjiang	蠄蟧
	Xinyi	蠄蟧
	Lianjiang	蠄蟧
	Nanning	蜘蛛, 蠄蟧
	Wuzhou	蜘蛛, 蠄蟧
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	蜘蛛
Gan	Nanchang	蝃蛛, 蝃蛛子
	Lichuan	庖繅
	Pingxiang	織蛛
Hakka	Meixian	蝲䗁
	Xingning	蝲䗁
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	蠄蟧
	Huidong (Daling)	蝲䗁
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	蝲䗁
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	蝲䗁
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	蝲䗁
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	蝲䗁
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	蠄蟧
	Wengyuan	蝲䗁
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	蝲䗁
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	蝲䗁
	Liannan	蝲䗁
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	蝲䗁
	Jiexi	蝲䗁
	Luhe	蝲䗁
	Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)	蝲䗁
	Changting	蝲䗁
	Wuping	蝲䗁
	Wuping (Yanqian)	蝲䗁
	Wuping (Pingyu)	蝲䗁
	Liancheng	奇肖
	Ninghua	奇肖子
	Yudu	斜佬
	Ruijin	斜佬
	Shicheng	奇肖
	Shangyou (Shexi)	蝲䗁
	Tonggu (Sandu)	蝲䗁
	Ganzhou (Panlong)	蝲䗁
	Dayu	蝲䗁
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	蝲䗁, 蜘蛛
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	蝲䗁, 蜘蛛
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	蝲䗁, 蜘蛛
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	蜘蛛, 蝲䗁
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	蝲䗁, 蜘蛛
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	蜘蛛, 蝲䗁
	Hong Kong	蝲䗁
	Yangxi (Tangkou)	蠄蟧
	Yangchun (Sanjia)	蜘蛛
	Xinyi (Sihe)	蠄蟧
	Xinyi (Qianpai)	蠄蟧
	Gaozhou (Xindong)	蝲䗁
	Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)	蝲䗁
	Huazhou (Xin'an)	蝲䗁
	Lianjiang (Shijiao)	蝲䗁
	Lianjiang (Qingping)	蝲䗁
	Mengshan (Xihe)	甘羅
	Luchuan (Daqiao)	蝲䗁
	Sabah (Longchuan)	蝲䗁
	Senai (Huiyang)	蝲䗁
	Singkawang	蜘蛛, 蝲䗁
Huizhou	Jixi	蛛蛛
	Shexian	蛛蛛
	Huangshan (Tunxi)	蛛蛛, 蜘蛛
Jin	Taiyuan	蛛蛛
	Pingyao	蛛蛛
	Xinzhou	羅螞蛛蛛, 蟢蛛蛛
	Taibus (Baochang)	狼螞蛛蛛
	Linhe	羅螞蛛蛛
	Jining	蜘蛛
	Hohhot	羅螞蛛蛛
	Baotou	蜘蛛
	Dongsheng	蜘蛛
	Haibowan	蜘蛛
Northern Min	Jian'ou	吊蛛
	Zhenghe (Zhenqian)	天蛛
	Wuyishan	蜘蛛仔
	Pucheng (Shibei)	糴蛛仔
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	蜘蛛
	Fuzhou (Changle)	馬兜爺
	Fuqing	蜘蛛
	Gutian	蟢囝
	Ningde	蟢囝
	Fuding	飛絲
Southern Min	Xiamen	蜘蛛
	Quanzhou	蜘蛛
	Zhangzhou	蜘蛛
	Zhao'an	蜘蛛
	Taipei	蜘蛛
	New Taipei (Tamsui)	蜘蛛
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	蜘蛛
	New Taipei (Pingxi)	蜘蛛
	Kaohsiung	蜘蛛
	Kaohsiung (Cijin)	蜘蛛
	Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)	蜘蛛
	Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)	蜘蛛
	Kaohsiung (Tianliao)	蜘蛛
	Yilan	蜘蛛
	Yilan (Luodong)	蜘蛛
	Yilan (Toucheng)	蜘蛛
	Changhua (Lukang)	蜘蛛
	Taichung	蜘蛛
	Taichung (Wuqi)	蜘蛛
	Tainan	蜘蛛
	Tainan (Anping)	蜘蛛
	Taitung	蜘蛛
	Taitung (Green Island)	蜘蛛
	Hsinchu	蜘蛛
	Pingtung (Liuqiu)	蜘蛛
	Kinmen	蜘蛛
	Penghu (Magong)	經蛛, 蜘蛛
	Penghu (Pengnan)	經蛛
	Penghu (Xiyu)	經蛛
	Penghu (Huxi)	經蛛, 蜘蛛
	Penghu (Wangan)	經蛛
	Penghu (Cimei)	經蛛
	Penghu (Huayu)	經蛛
	Penghu (Zhongtun)	蜘蛛
	Penghu (Houliao)	蜘蛛
	Penghu (Tongliang)	蜘蛛
	Penghu (Jibei)	蜘蛛
	Penang (Hokkien)	蜘蛛
	Singapore (Hokkien)	蜘蛛
	Manila (Hokkien)	蜘蛛
	Longyan	蝲䗁
	Chaozhou	蜘蛛
	Shantou	蜘蛛
	Jieyang	蜘蛛
	Haifeng	蜘蛛
	Bangkok (Teochew)	蜘蛛
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	蜘蛛
	Singapore (Teochew)	胡蠅虎
	Pontianak (Teochew)	蜘蛛
	Leizhou	𧑃蚜
	Wenchang	紅蜈
	Haikou	龍牙古
Puxian Min	Putian	八臘爺
	Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)	蜘蛛
	Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)	八臘爺
	Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)	八臘爺
	Xianyou	蜘蛛, 八臘爺
	Xianyou (Fengting)	蜘蛛
	Xianyou (Youyang)	蜘蛛
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	蠄蟧, 蜘蛛
	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	蝲䗁
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	爪揸, 蛛蛛
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	飛絲
Waxiang	Guzhang (Gaofeng)	蛛蛛子
	Yuanling (Shaojiwan)	蛛蛛, 蛛蛛子
	Luxi (Baisha)	蛛
Wu	Shanghai	蜘蛛, 結蛛
	Shanghai (Chongming)	結蛛
	Suzhou	結蛛, 蜘蛛
	Wuxi	蜘蛛
	Danyang	蜘蛛
	Hangzhou	結蛛, 蜘蛛
	Ningbo	蛛蛛, 結蛛
	Wenzhou	絲網蜘蛛
	Jinhua	蟢, 八腳蟢, 蜘蛛
Xiang	Changsha	蜘蛛子, 蜘蛛
	Loudi	蜘蛛子, 蜘蛛
	Quanzhou	剝絲
Xiangnan Tuhua	Jiangyong	八腳每
Yuebei Tuhua	Shaoguan (Dacun, Baitu, Qujiang)	蝲䗁
	Shaoguan (Xiangyang, Xihe, Wujiang)	蝲䗁
	Shaoguan (Shibei, Xinshao, Zhenjiang)	蝲䗁
	Renhua (Zhoutian)	蝲䗁
	Renhua (Shitang)	蝲䗁
	Renhua (Songwei, Guitou)	蝲䗁
	Lechang (Changlai)	蝲䗁
	Lechang (Beixiang)	蝲䗁
	Lechang (Huangpu)	蝲䗁
	Lechang (Guitang, Pingshi)	蠄蟧
	Lechang (Sanxi)	香絲老網
Note	QJ - between ancient Qin and Jin ZW - in the vicinity of ancient Zhao and Wei NY - between Northern Yan, Korea and Lieshui Q - ancient Qi

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (侏儒):

• → Japanese: 侏儒(しゅじゅ) (shuju)
• → Korean: 주유(侏儒) (juyu)
• → Vietnamese: chu nhu (侏儒)

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) 侏儒

1. (literary) dwarfish; short in stature
2. (literary) short in stature (due to young age); little

Verb

侏儒

1. (literary, figurative) to be discontented with unfair treatment

Proper noun

(deprecated template usage) 侏儒

1. (～街道) Zhuru (a subdistrict of Caidian district, Wuhan, Hubei, China)

(deprecated template usage)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
侏	儒
しゅ Hyōgaiji	じゅ Grade: S
on'yomi

Noun

侏(しゅ)儒(じゅ) • (shuju) 

1. dwarf

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Korean

Hanja in this term
侏	儒

Noun

侏儒 • (juyu) (hangeul 주유)

1. Hanja form^? of 주유 (“dwarf”).