塘

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *l'aːŋ): semantic 土 (“dirt”) + phonetic 唐 (OC *ɡl'aːŋ).

Han compound

今朝我游咗廿個塘。

今朝我游咗廿个塘。

(Hong Kong Cantonese, swimming) lap; length (distance equal to the length of a swimming pool) (Classifier: 個／个 c)


背

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *pɯːɡs, *bɯːɡs): phonetic 北 (OC *pɯːɡ) + semantic 月 (“meat”). Originally written as 北, semantic 肉 was added to be distinguished from the derived meaning of 北 (“north”).
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *bə(q) (“to carry (on back), shoulder”).
Two pronunciations were distinguished in Middle Chinese: puʌiᴴ (“back”), buʌiᴴ (“to turn one's back to; to betray”).

inh

(swimming) Short for 背泳 (bèiyǒng, “backstroke”).


自

Sino-Xenic (自):
* → Vietnamese: tự (自)

→ Vietnamese: từ

/d̥͡z̥z̩²¹³/

/d̥͡z̥z̩²¹³/

Characters in the same phonetic series (自) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
Originally a pictogram (象形) of a nose; in China (and East Asia) one points at one’s nose to indicate oneself, hence an ideogram (指事) of “self”. Unrelated to 面.
The original meaning of “nose” has been replaced by 鼻.

Han etyl

(swimming) Short for 自由泳 (zìyóuyǒng, “freestyle”).


蛙

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *qʷraː, *qʷreː): semantic 虫 (“insect; creature”) + phonetic 圭 (OC *kʷeː).
Onomatopoeic (Sagart and Ma, 2020). Also compare Proto-Tai *krweːᴬ (“small frog”) (Schuessler, 2007).

Han compound

(swimming) Short for 蛙泳 (wāyǒng, “breaststroke”).


蝶

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (蝶):
* → Japanese: 蝶(ちょう) (chō)
* → Vietnamese: điệp (蝶)

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *l̥ʰeːb, *l'eːb): semantic 虫 (“insect”) + phonetic 枼 (OC *leb).
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *lep (“butterfly”). See 蝴蝶 (húdié) for more.

Han compound

(swimming) Short for 蝶泳 (diéyǒng, “butterfly stroke”).


自由泳

/t͡sz̩⁵¹ joʊ̯³⁵ jʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡siː²² jɐu̯²¹ wɪŋ²²/

/t͡sz̩⁴⁵ iəu¹¹ yŋ⁵³/

/zz̩²² ɦiɤ⁵⁵ ɦioŋ²¹/

/t͡sz̩⁵¹ joʊ̯³⁵ jʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡siː²² jɐu̯²¹ wɪŋ²²/

/t͡sz̩⁴⁵ iəu¹¹ yŋ⁵³/

/zz̩²² ɦiɤ⁵⁵ ɦioŋ²¹/


包乾

/pɑʊ̯⁵⁵ kän⁵⁵/

/pɑʊ̯⁵⁵ kɑɻ⁵⁵/

/paːu̯⁵⁵ kɔːn⁵⁵/

/pɑʊ̯⁵⁵ kän⁵⁵/

/pɑʊ̯⁵⁵ kɑɻ⁵⁵/

/paːu̯⁵⁵ kɔːn⁵⁵/

Our team arranges a serie of 8×100 meters at 2 minutes intervals every two weeks to practice this style.

wǒmen duì měi 2 zhōu ānpái yī zǔ 8 × 100 mǐ, 2 fēnzhōng bāogān, jìnxíng zhè yī xiàngmù de liànxí

我們隊每2周安排一組8×100米，2分鐘包乾，進行這一項目的練習

我们队每2周安排一组8×100米，2分钟包干，进行这一项目的练习

(sports, chiefly swimming) interval training, a series of workouts interspersed with rest or relief periods.


自由式

/t͡sz̩⁵¹ joʊ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/t͡siː²² jɐu̯²¹ sɪk̚⁵/

/t͡su²²⁻²¹ iu²⁴⁻²² siɪk̚³²/

/t͡su³³⁻²¹ iu²³⁻³³ siɪk̚³²/

/t͡su³³⁻¹¹ iu²⁴⁻¹¹ siɪk̚³²/

/t͡sɯ⁴¹⁻²² iu²⁴⁻²² siak̚⁵/

/t͡su²²⁻²¹ iu¹³⁻²² sit̚³²/

/t͡sz̩⁵¹ joʊ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/t͡siː²² jɐu̯²¹ sɪk̚⁵/

/t͡su²²⁻²¹ iu²⁴⁻²² siɪk̚³²/

/t͡su³³⁻²¹ iu²³⁻³³ siɪk̚³²/

/t͡su³³⁻¹¹ iu²⁴⁻¹¹ siɪk̚³²/

/t͡sɯ⁴¹⁻²² iu²⁴⁻²² siak̚⁵/

/t͡su²²⁻²¹ iu¹³⁻²² sit̚³²/

(swimming, Taiwan) freestyle; front crawl


狗泅

/kau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siu²⁴/

/kau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siu²⁴/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien, swimming) dog paddle


狗仔泅

/kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siu²⁴/

/kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siu²⁴/


深潛

/ʂən⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

/ʂən⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/


水袖

/ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/

/sɵy̯³⁵ t͡sɐu̯²²/

/ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/

/sɵy̯³⁵ t͡sɐu̯²²/

(swimming) water wing; armfloat; armband


側泳

/t͡sʰɤ⁵¹ jʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sɐk̚⁵ wɪŋ²²/

/t͡sʰɤ⁵¹ jʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sɐk̚⁵ wɪŋ²²/


狗爬式

/koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰä³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/kɐu̯³⁵ pʰaː²¹ sɪk̚⁵/

/koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰä³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/kɐu̯³⁵ pʰaː²¹ sɪk̚⁵/


泳姿

/jʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sz̩⁵⁵/

/jʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sz̩⁵⁵/


轉塘

/t͡syːn³³ tʰɔːŋ²¹/

/t͡syːn³³ tʰɔːŋ²¹/

(Cantonese, swimming) to reverse at the end of a swimming pool