# 老蛇
## Chinese
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* Eastern Min (BUC): lâu-siè
* Puxian Min (Xianyou, Pouseng Ping'ing): lao$^5$ sya$^2$
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: lâu-siè
*** Sinological IPA : /l̃au²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ $^{(s-)}$lie⁵³/
* Puxian Min
** (Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: lao$^5$ sya$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /lau²¹ ɬya¹³/

#### Noun

老蛇
* (Southwestern and Nanping Mandarin, Eastern and Puxian Min) snake; serpent
** 1901, 《新舊約全書：福州話》 [Foochow Bible], 聖書公會, 詩篇 [Psalm] 140:3; romanization from Gô Iók Ciòng Cṳ̆: Hók-ciŭ Tū-kiŏng [Foochow Colloquial Old Testament], Foochow: Dâi-ĭng Lièng Nguôi-guók Séng-cṳ̆ Huôi [British and Foreign Bible Society], 1906, Sĭ-piĕng 140:3:
       Ĭ chói-siĕk cêng lê, gâe̤ng lâu-siè siŏh-iông; Ĭ chói-puòi còng dŭk siè gì dŭk. / [i⁵⁵ t͡sʰui²¹³⁻⁵⁵ $^{(s-)}$lieʔ⁵ t͡sɛiŋ²⁴² l̃ɛi²⁴² kɔyŋ²⁴² l̃au²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ $^{(s-)}$lie⁵³ suoʔ⁵⁻²¹ yɔŋ²⁴² i⁵⁵ t͡sʰui²¹³⁻⁵⁵ $^{(pʰ-)}$βui⁵³ t͡souŋ⁵³ tuʔ⁵ sie⁵³ ki⁵³ tuʔ⁵] [Bàng-uâ-cê / IPA]
       They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent. Viper’s poison is under their lips. [World English Bible]

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 蛇 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 蛇 |
| Taxonomic name | Taxonomic name | 蛇 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 蛇, 長蟲 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 蛇 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 長蟲 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Ulanhot | 長蟲 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tongliao | 長蟲 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 蛇, 長蟲 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 蛇, 長蟲, 大蟲 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 蛇, 長蟲 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 蛇, 長蟲 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 蛇, 長蟲 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 蛇, 長蟲 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 蛇, 長蟲 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 長蟲 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 長蟲 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 蛇, 長蟲 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 蛇, 長蟲 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 蛇 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 蛇 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 長蟲 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 蛇, 長蟲 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 長蟲 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 長蟲 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 長蟲 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 長蟲 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 長蟲, 蛇 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 長蟲 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 蛇, 長蟲 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 長蟲 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 長蟲 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 長蟲 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 長蟲 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 長蟲 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 蛇, 長蟲 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 長蟲 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 蛇 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 蛇 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 蛇, 長蟲 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 蛇 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 長蟲 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 長蟲 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 蛇, 長蟲 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 蛇, 長蟲 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 長蟲 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 蛇, 長蟲 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 蛇 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 蛇, 長蟲 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 蛇 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 蛇 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 蛇, 長蟲 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Bayanhot | 蛇 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 蛇, 長蟲 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 蛇, 長蟲 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 長蟲 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 長蟲, 蛇 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 蛇, 梭老二, 長蟲 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 蛇 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 長蟲 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 蛇 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 蛇 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 蛇 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 蛇, 螂雞兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 蛇, 長蟲 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 蛇 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 蛇, 長蟲 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 蛇 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 老蛇 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 蛇 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 老蛇 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 蛇 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 老梭 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 蛇 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 蛇, 長蟲 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 蛇 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 蛇 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 蛇, 溜子 dated |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 蛇 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 蛇 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 蛇, 長蟲 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 蛇兒, 蛇 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 蛇 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 蛇, 長蟲 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 蛇 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 蛇, 長蟲 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 蛇 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 蛇 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 蛇 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Dapeng) | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Qingyuan | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Fogang | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Yingde (Hanguang) | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Yangshan | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Lianshan (Butian) | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui) | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Renhua | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Lechang | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Sihui | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Guangning | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Deqing | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Huaiji | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Fengkai (Nanfeng) | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Xinxing | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Luoding | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Yunan (Pingtai) | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 蛇, 長蟲 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Danzhou | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 蛇 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 蛇 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 蛇 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 蛇 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 蛇 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 蛇哥 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 蛇, 蛇哥 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 蛇 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 蛇 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 蛇 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 蛇 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 蛇 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Changbu) | 蛇 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Mianyang) | 蛇 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 蛇 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 蛇 |
| Hakka | Luhe | 蛇 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 蛇 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 蛇哥 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 蛇哥 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 蛇, 蛇哥 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 蛇, 蛇哥 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 蛇 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 蛇 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 蛇哥 |
| Hakka | Luchuan (Daqiao) | 蛇 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 蛇哥, 蛇 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 蛇 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 蛇 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 蛇 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 蛇 |
| Huizhou | Huangshan (Tunxi) | 蛇 |
| Huizhou | Xiuning | 蛇 |
| Huizhou | Yixian | 蛇 |
| Huizhou | Qimen | 蛇 |
| Huizhou | Wuyuan | 蛇 |
| Huizhou | Fuliang | 蛇 |
| Huizhou | Dexing | 蛇 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 蛇 |
| Jin | Pingyao | 蛇 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 蛇 |
| Jin | Datong | 蛇, 皮條 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 蛇 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 蛇 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 蛇, 長蟲 |
| Jin | Taibus (Baochang) | 蛇 |
| Jin | Linhe | 蛇, 長蟲 |
| Jin | Jining | 蛇 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 蛇 |
| Jin | Baotou | 蛇 |
| Jin | Dongsheng | 蛇 |
| Jin | Haibowan | 蛇 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 蛇 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 長蟲 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 蛇, 長蟲 |
| Jin | Handan | 蛇, 長蟲 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 蛇 |
| Jin | Suide | 蛇 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 蛇 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou (Dikou) | 蛇 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe (Zhenqian) | 蛇 |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 蛇 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 老蛇, 蛇 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 老蛇 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 老蛇 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 老蛇 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 老蛇 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 老蛇 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 老蛇 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 老蛇 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 老蛇 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 老蛇 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 老蛇 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 蛇 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 蛇 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 蛇 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 蛇 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 蛇 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 蛇 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 蛇 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 蛇 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 蛇 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 蛇 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 蛇 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 蛇 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 蛇 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 蛇 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 蛇 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 蛇 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 蛇 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 蛇 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 蛇 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 蛇 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 蛇 |
| Southern Min | Medan (Hokkien) | 蛇 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping | 蛇 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping (Yongfu) | 蛇 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Shangdu) | 蛇 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 蛇 |
| Southern Min | Raoping | 蛇 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 蛇 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 蛇 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 蛇 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 蛇 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 蛇 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 蛇 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 蛇 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 大蛇, 蛇 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) | 大蛇, 蛇 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) | 老蛇 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) | 老蛇 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 大蛇, 老蛇 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Fengting) | 大蛇 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Youyang) | 大蛇, 老蛇 |
| Central Min | Yong'an | 蛇 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 蛇 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 蛇 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 蛇 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 蛇 |
| Shehua | Fu'an | 老蛇 |
| Shehua | Fuding | 蛇 |
| Shehua | Luoyuan | 蛇 |
| Shehua | Sanming | 蛇 |
| Shehua | Shunchang | 蛇 |
| Shehua | Hua'an | 蛇 |
| Shehua | Guixi (Zhangping) | 蛇 |
| Shehua | Cangnan | 蛇 |
| Shehua | Jingning (Hexi) | 蛇 |
| Shehua | Lishui | 蛇 |
| Shehua | Longyou | 蛇 |
| Shehua | Chaozhou | 蛇 |
| Shehua | Fengshun | 蛇 |
| Waxiang | Guzhang (Gaofeng) | 虺 |
| Waxiang | Yuanling (Shaojiwan) | 虺 |
| Waxiang | Luxi (Baisha) | 虺 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 蛇, 水蛇 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 蛇 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 蛇 |
| Wu | Wuxi | 蛇 |
| Wu | Danyang | 蛇 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 蛇 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 蛇 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 蛇 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 蛇 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 蛇, 溜子, 臭溜子 |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | 蛇 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 蛇 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 蛇, 溜子 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 蛇 |
| Xiangnan Tuhua | Jiangyong | 蛇 |
| Xiangnan Tuhua | Dong'an | 蛇 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Shaoguan (Dacun, Baitu, Qujiang) | 蛇 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Shaoguan (Xiangyang, Xihe, Wujiang) | 蛇 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Shaoguan (Shibei, Xinshao, Zhenjiang) | 蛇 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Renhua (Zhoutian) | 蛇 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Renhua (Shitang) | 蛇 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Ruyuan (Songwei, Guitou) | 蛇 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Changlai) | 蛇 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Beixiang) | 蛇 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Huangpu) | 蛇 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Guitang, Pingshi) | 蛇 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Sanxi) | 蛇呱 |

### Etymology 2

Calque of Ancient Greek ὁ ὄφις ὁ ἀρχαῖος (ho óphis ho arkhaîos).

#### Pronunciation

* Cantonese (Jyutping): lou$^5$ se$^4$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ló-sà
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lāu-chôa
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: lou$^5$ se$^4$
*** Yale: lóuh sèh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: lou$^5$ se$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: lou$^5$ sé$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /lou̯¹³ sɛː²¹/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ló-sà
*** Hakka Romanization System: lo$^ˋ$ sa$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: lo$^3$ sa$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /lo³¹ sa¹¹/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lāu-chôa
*** Tâi-lô: lāu-tsuâ
*** Phofsit Daibuun: lauxzoaa
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /lau³³⁻²¹ t͡sua²³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /lau³³⁻¹¹ t͡sua²⁴/

#### Noun

老蛇
* (Christianity, chiefly Hakka, Southern Min, dated in Cantonese) the Old Serpent; the Devil (Classifier: 尾 h mn)