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蛤蟆

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Chinese

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clam frog or toad
trad. (蛤蟆) 蛤 蟆
simp. #(蛤蟆) 蛤 蟆
alternative forms 蝦蟆/蝦蟇/虾蟆
蝦䗫
鰕䗫
鰕䲈
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Etymology

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Onomatopoeic (Schuessler, 2007). Compare Old Mon kma(c) /kmɔc/ (ibid.).

The original form is 蝦蟆/虾蟆. In Beijing Mandarin, há is the vernacular reading of 蝦/虾 (xiā) used in this word alone.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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蛤蟆

  1. frog; toad (order Anura) (Classifier: 隻/只)
  2. (Suzhounese, Songjiang Wu) tadpole (Classifier: 隻/只)

Synonyms

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  • (frog):
  • (toad):
  • (tadpole):

Derived terms

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Proper noun

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蛤蟆

  1. (Mainland China, Internet slang) nickname for Jiang Zemin (1926–2022), former General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party

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See also

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