# 蜚蠊
## Chinese

* 蜚蠊

### Etymology

Cognate with 風 (OC *plum, *plums, “wind”).
This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): fěilián
    (Zhuyin): ㄈㄟˇ ㄌㄧㄢˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): fei$^2$ lim$^4$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: fěilián
*** Zhuyin: ㄈㄟˇ ㄌㄧㄢˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: fěilián
*** Wade–Giles: fei$^3$-lien$^2$
*** Yale: fěi-lyán
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: feeilian
*** Palladius: фэйлянь (fɛjljanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /feɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯ɛn³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: fei$^2$ lim$^4$
*** Yale: féi lìhm
*** Cantonese Pinyin: fei$^2$ lim$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: féi$^2$ lim$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /fei̯³⁵ liːm²¹/
* Middle Chinese: pj+jX|bj+jH ljem
Rime :
| Character | 蜚 | 蜚 | 蠊 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 幫 (1) | 並 (3) | 來 (37) |
| Final (韻) | 微 (21) | 微 (21) | 鹽 (153) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) | Departing (H) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed | Closed | Open |
| Division (等) | III | III | III |
| Fanqie | 府尾切 | 扶沸切 | 力鹽切 |
| Baxter | pj+jX | bj+jH | ljem |
| Reconstructions ||||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /pʉi$^X$/ | /bʉi$^H$/ | /liᴇm/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /pʷɨi$^X$/ | /bʷɨi$^H$/ | /liɛm/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /piuəi$^X$/ | /biuəi$^H$/ | /ljæm/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /puj$^X$/ | /buj$^H$/ | /liam/ |
| Li Rong | /piuəi$^X$/ | /biuəi$^H$/ | /liɛm/ |
| Wang Li | /pĭwəi$^X$/ | /bĭwəi$^H$/ | /lĭɛm/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /pwe̯i$^X$/ | /bʱwe̯i$^H$/ | /li̯ɛm/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | fěi | fèi | lián |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | fei$^2$ | fei$^6$ | lim$^4$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*pɯlʔ|bɯls ɡ·rem/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 蜚 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | fěi |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ pjɨj$^X$ › |
| Old Chinese | /*pəjʔ/ |
| English | noxious insect |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 蜚 | 蜚 | 蠊 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 | 1/1 |
| No. | 3088 | 3111 | 6048 |
| Phonetic component | 非 | 非 | 兼 |
| Rime group | 微 | 微 | 談 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 匪 | 𥝋 | 廉 |
| Old Chinese | /*pɯlʔ/ | /*bɯls/ | /*ɡ·rem/ |
| Notes | | 沸原由涕校改 | |

### Noun

蜚蠊
* (literary or formal) cockroach

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 蜚蠊, 䗅蜋, 香娘子 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 蟑螂, 蜚蠊 |
| Taxonomic name | Taxonomic name | 蜚蠊 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 老蟑兒, 油炸豆兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 蟑螂, 小強 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Ulanhot | 老蟑 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tongliao | 蟑螂 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 蟑螂 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 蟑螂 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 蟑螂, 老蟑 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 老蟑 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 蟑螂 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 蟑螂 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 蟑螂 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 蟑火螂 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 蟑螂 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 蟑螂 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Bayanhot | 蟑螂 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 蟑螂 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 蟑螂, 油蟲 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 偷油婆, 蟑螂 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 偷油婆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 灶馬子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 偷油婆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 偷油婆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 偷油婆, 臊甲 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanning (Wuming) | 騷夾 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kokang | 灶麻雞 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 蟑螂 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 蟑木蟲子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 蟑木蟲兒 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 曱甴 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 曱甴, 小強 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 曱甴 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 曱甴 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 曱甴 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 曱甴 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 曱甴 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 曱甴 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 曱甴 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 曱甴 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 曱甴 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 曱甴 |
| Cantonese | Maoming (Xinpo) | 曱甴 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 曱甴 |
| Cantonese | Nanning (Tanka) | 曱甴 |
| Cantonese | Baise | 曱甴 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 曱甴 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 曱甴 |
| Cantonese | Penang (Guangfu) | 曱甴 |
| Cantonese | Ipoh (Guangfu) | 曱甴 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 曱甴 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 曱甴 |
| Cantonese | Yangon (Taishan) | 曱甴 |
| Cantonese | Mandalay (Taishan) | 曱甴 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 煠撥子, 赤膊子 |
| Gan | Pengze | 鍋灶髦 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 蚻 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 油賊婆 |
| Gan | Guixi | 煠撥子 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 黃蚻 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 黃蚻 |
| Hakka | Huiyang | 黃蚻 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 黃蚻 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 黃蚻 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 蜞蚻 |
| Hakka | Wengyuan | 黃蚻 |
| Hakka | Nanxiong (Zhuji) | 黃蚻 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 黃蚻 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 黃蚻 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 蜞蚻 |
| Hakka | Luhe | 蜞蚻 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 黃蚻 |
| Hakka | Changting | 黃蚻 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 黃蚻 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 黃蚻 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 黃蚻 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 黃蚻 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 黃蚻 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 黃蚻 |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 黃蚻 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 黃蚻 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 黃蚻 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 黃蚻 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 虼蚻 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 黃蚻 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 黃蚻 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 黃蚻 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 黃蚻 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 蜞蚻, 蜞蚻仔 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 黃蚻 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 蜞蚻, 黃蚻 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 黃蚻 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 黃蚻 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 黃蚻 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 黃蚻 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 黃蚻 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 蜞蚻 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 蜞蚻 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 蜞蚻 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 油蟲 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 蟑油蟲 |
| Huizhou | Fuliang | 油蟲 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 蟑螂 |
| Jin | Taibus (Baochang) | 蟑螂 |
| Jin | Linhe | 蟑螂 |
| Jin | Jining | 蟑老財 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 蟑螂 |
| Jin | Baotou | 蟑老財 |
| Jin | Dongsheng | 蟑螂 |
| Jin | Haibowan | 蟑螂 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 蚻 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou (Dikou) | 蚻 |
| Northern Min | Songxi | 蚻 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe | 蚻 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe (Zhenqian) | 蚻 |
| Northern Min | Jianyang | 蚻 |
| Northern Min | Wuyishan | 蚻 |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 蚻 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 虼蚻 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 蚻母 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 虼蚻 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 虼蚻 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 蚻母 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 蚻 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 蚻母 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 蚻 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 蚻 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 蚻, 虼蚻 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 灶蚻 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Min | Nan'an | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Min | Anxi | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Min | Dehua | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Longhai) | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Changtai) | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Min | Hua'an | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Min | Zhangpu | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Min | Yunxiao | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Min | Longyan | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping (Yongfu) | 虼蚻仔 |
| Southern Min | Datian | 油蚻 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Shangdu) | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 虼蚻 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 虼蚻 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) | 虼蚻, 灶雞 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 虼蚻 |
| Central Min | Yong'an | 蚻 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Sanyuan) | 蚻 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Shaxian) | 蚻 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 虼蚻 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 臊甲 |
| Waxiang | Yuanling (Shaojiwan) | 油蟲 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 蟑螂, 小強 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 灶鴨 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 蟑螂 |
| Wu | Wuxi | 蟑螂 |
| Wu | Danyang | 蟑螂 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 蟑螂 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 蟑螂 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 膠蚻 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 偷油婆 |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | 偷油婆 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 油鹽蟲 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 臊甲子 |
| Xiangnan Tuhua | Dong'an | 油蟲, 偷油婆, 騷家婆 |

#### Descendants

* → Korean: 비렴(蜚蠊) (biryeom)

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 蜚 | 蠊 |
| ごきぶり ||
| Hyōgai | Hyōgai |
| jukujikun ||
For pronunciation and definitions of 蜚蠊 – see the following entry. :
| 【ゴキブリごきぶり】 | [noun] a cockroach [noun] (slang, derogatory, video games) a Sony fanboy, Sony pony |
(This term, 蜚蠊, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) :

### Usage notes

The kanji spelling is an orthographic borrowing from Chinese 蜚蠊 (fěilián).