"螯" meaning in Chinese

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Character

IPA: /ˀɑʊ̯³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /ŋou̯²¹/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Hong-Kong, Sinological-IPA], /kɔːŋ²²/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Hong-Kong, Sinological-IPA], /ˀɑʊ̯³⁵/, /ŋou̯²¹/, /kɔːŋ²²/ Chinese transliterations: áo [Mandarin, Pinyin], ao² [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄠˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], ngou⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], gong⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], áo [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄠˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], áo [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], ao² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], áu [Mandarin, Yale, standard], aur [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], ао [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], ao [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], ngou⁴ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Hong-Kong, Jyutping], gong⁶ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Hong-Kong, Jyutping], ngòuh [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Hong-Kong, Yale], gohng [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Hong-Kong, Yale], ngou⁴ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Hong-Kong, Pinyin], gong⁶ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Hong-Kong, Pinyin], ngou⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization, Guangzhou, Hong-Kong], gong⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization, Guangzhou, Hong-Kong], ngaw [Middle-Chinese], /*ŋaːw/ [Old-Chinese, Zhengzhang]
Etymology: Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *ŋaːw): phonetic 敖 (OC *ŋaːw) + semantic 虫 (“insect”) – part of an insect, its pincers. Etymology templates: {{categorize|zh|Han phono-semantic compounds}}, {{liushu|psc|adj=|nocap=|pron=OC *ŋaːw}} Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *ŋaːw), {{Han compound|敖|虫|c1=p|c2=s|ls=psc|t2=insect}} Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *ŋaːw): phonetic 敖 (OC *ŋaːw) + semantic 虫 (“insect”) Head templates: {{head|zh|hanzi}} 螯
  1. pincer; chela; nipper; claw Categories (topical): Body parts Synonyms: Derived forms: 大螯蝦 (dà'áoxiā), 大螯虾 (dà'áoxiā), 持螯, 甘氏巨螯蟹 (gānshìjù'áoxiè), 畢卓持螯, 毕卓持螯, 蟹螯 (xiè'áo), 車螯, 车螯

Alternative forms

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    {
      "ipa": "/kɔːŋ²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Middle-Chinese"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ngaw"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Old-Chinese",
        "Zhengzhang"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/*ŋaːw/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˀɑʊ̯³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ŋou̯²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɔːŋ²²/"
    },
    {
      "other": "/*ŋaːw/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "螯"
}

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