蠨蛸

Chinese

		long-legged spider	octopus
trad. (蠨蛸)		蠨	蛸
simp. (蟏蛸)		蟏	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: sjew|sraew

Rime
Character	蛸	蛸
Reading #	1/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	心 (16)	生 (21)
Final (韻)	宵 (91)	肴 (90)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	II
Fanqie	相邀切	所交切
Baxter	sjew	sraew
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/siᴇu/	/ʃˠau/
Pan Wuyun	/siɛu/	/ʃᵚau/
Shao Rongfen	/sjæu/	/ʃau/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/siaw/	/ʂaɨw/
Li Rong	/siɛu/	/ʃau/
Wang Li	/sĭɛu/	/ʃau/
Bernard Karlgren	/si̯ɛu/	/ʂau/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	xiāo	shāo
Expected Cantonese Reflex	siu1	saau1

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 蠨蛸

1. long-jawed spider

(deprecated template usage)