# 蜜蜂
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): mìfēng
       (Zhuyin): ㄇㄧˋ ㄈㄥ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): mi$^2$ fong$^1$
    (Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): mǐfeng
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): mat$^6$ fung$^1$
    (Dongguan, Jyutping++): mat$^8$ fong$^1$
* Gan (Wiktionary): 'mit$^6$ fung$^1$
* Jin (Wiktionary): mieh$^4$ feng$^1$
* Northern Min (KCR): mì-póng
* Eastern Min (BUC): mĭk-pŭng
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): bi̍t-phang
    (Teochew, Peng'im): bhig$^8$ pang$^1$ / bhêg$^8$ pang$^1$
* Southern Pinghua (Nanning, Jyutping++): mat$^5$ foeng$^1$
* Wu (Northern, Wugniu): $^8$miq-fon$_1$
* Xiang
    (Changsha, Wiktionary): mi$^6$ hong$^1$
    (Loudi, Wiktionary): mi$^4$ heng$^{1*}$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: mìfēng
*** Zhuyin: ㄇㄧˋ ㄈㄥ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: mìfong
*** Wade–Giles: mi$^4$-fêng$^1$
*** Yale: mì-fēng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mihfeng
*** Palladius: мифэн (mifɛn)
*** Sinological IPA : /mi⁵¹ fɤŋ⁵⁵/
*** Homophones: [Show/Hide]$^{edit}$密封 蜜蜂
** (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (蜜蜂兒 / 蜜蜂儿)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: mìfēngr
*** Zhuyin: ㄇㄧˋ ㄈㄥㄦ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: mìfongr
*** Wade–Giles: mi$^4$-fêng$^1$-ʼrh
*** Yale: mì-fēngr
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mihfengl
*** Palladius: мифэнр (mifɛnr)
*** Sinological IPA : /mi⁵¹ fɤ̃ɻ⁵⁵/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: mi$^2$ fong$^1$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: mifung
*** Sinological IPA : /mi²¹ foŋ⁵⁵/
** (Xi'an)
*** Guanzhong Pinyin: mǐfeng
*** Sinological IPA : /mi²¹ fəŋ/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: mat$^6$ fung$^1$
*** Yale: maht fūng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: mat$^9$ fung$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: med$^6$ fung$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /mɐt̚² fʊŋ⁵⁵/
*** Homophones: $^{edit}$密封 蜜蜂
** (Dongguan, Guancheng)
*** Jyutping++: mat$^8$ fong$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /mɐt̚²² fɔŋ²¹³/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: 'mit$^6$ fung$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /ˈmit̚⁵ fuŋ⁴²/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: mieh$^4$ feng$^1$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /miəʔ²⁻⁵⁴ fəŋ¹¹/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: mì-póng
*** Sinological IPA : /mi⁴² pʰɔŋ⁵⁴/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: mĭk-pŭng
*** Sinological IPA : /miʔ⁵⁻⁵⁵ pʰuŋ⁵⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Philippines, Penang)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bi̍t-phang
*** Tâi-lô: bi̍t-phang
*** Phofsit Daibuun: bidphafng
*** IPA (Quanzhou, Philippines): /bit̚²⁴⁻² pʰaŋ³³/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /bit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ pʰaŋ⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /bit̚⁴⁻³² pʰaŋ⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Penang): /bit̚⁴⁻³ pʰaŋ³³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: bhig$^8$ pang$^1$ / bhêg$^8$ pang$^1$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: bi̍k phang / be̍k phang
*** Sinological IPA : /bik̚⁴⁻² pʰaŋ³³/, /bek̚⁴⁻² pʰaŋ³³/
* Southern Pinghua
** (Nanning Pinghua, Tingzi)
*** Jyutping++: mat$^5$ foeng$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /mət̚²⁴ føŋ⁵³/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai, Chongming, Suzhou, Hangzhou, Ningbo)
*** Wugniu: $^8$miq-fon$_1$
*** MiniDict: mih$^入$ fon$^平$
*** MiniDict: mieh$^入$ fon$^平$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^5$miq-fon$_1$
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /miɪʔ¹¹ foŋ²³/
*** Sinological IPA (Chongming): /ɦmiəʔ²² foŋ⁵⁵/
*** Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /miɪʔ²² foŋ³³/
*** Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /miəʔ²² foŋ³⁴/
*** Sinological IPA (Ningbo): /miɪʔ²² foŋ³⁵/
* Xiang
** (Changsha)
*** Wiktionary: mi$^6$ hong$^1$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /mi²⁴ xʊŋ³³/
*** Sinological IPA (new-style): /mi²⁴ xən³³/
** (Loudi)
*** Wiktionary: mi$^4$ heng$^{1*}$
*** Sinological IPA : /mi³⁵ xɤŋ⁴⁴⁻³³/
* Middle Chinese: mjit buwng|phjowng
Rime :
| Character | 蜜 | 蜂 | 蜂 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 明 (4) | 並 (3) | 滂 (2) |
| Final (韻) | 質 (48) | 東 (1) | 鍾 (7) |
| Tone (調) | Checked (Ø) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | I | III |
| Fanqie | 彌畢切 | 薄紅切 | 敷容切 |
| Baxter | mjit | buwng | phjowng |
| Reconstructions ||||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /miɪt̚/ | /buŋ/ | /pʰɨoŋ/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /mit̚/ | /buŋ/ | /pʰioŋ/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /mjet̚/ | /buŋ/ | /pʰioŋ/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /mit̚/ | /bəwŋ/ | /pʰuawŋ/ |
| Li Rong | /miĕt̚/ | /buŋ/ | /pʰioŋ/ |
| Wang Li | /mĭĕt̚/ | /buŋ/ | /pʰĭwoŋ/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /mi̯ĕt̚/ | /bʱuŋ/ | /pʰi̯woŋ/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | mì | péng | fēng |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | mat$^6$ | pung$^4$ | fung$^1$ |

### Noun

蜜蜂
* bee; honeybee (Classifier: 隻／只 m c; 群 m)

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 蜜蜂, 蠟蜂 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 蜜蜂 |
| Taxonomic name | Taxonomic name | 蜜蜂 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 蜜蜂 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 蜜蜂 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Langfang | 蜜蜂兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 蜜蜂 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Ulanhot | 蜜蜂 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tongliao | 蜜蜂 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 蜜蜂 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 蜜蜂 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 蜜蜂 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 蜜蜂 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 蜜蜂兒, 蜜蜂, 蜂子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 蜜蜂, 蜂子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 蜜蜂 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 蜂子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 蜜蜂兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 蜜蜂 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 蜜蜂 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 蜜蜂 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 蜜蜂 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 蜜蜂 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 蜜蜂 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 蜜蜂兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 蜜蜂 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 蜜蜂 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 蜜蜂 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 蜜蜂兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 蜜蜂 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 蜜蜂兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 蜜蜂兒, 蜜蜂子, 蜜蜂 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 蜜蜂兒, 蜂子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 蜜蜂 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 蜜蜂兒, 蜂兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 蜜蜂 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 蜜蜂 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Daming | 蜜蜂 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 蜜蜂, 蜂 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 蜜蜂 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 蜜蜂 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 蜜蜂 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 蜜蜂 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 蜜蜂 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 蜜蜂子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 蜜蜂兒, 蜜蜂, 蜂 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 蜜蜂 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 蜜蜂 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 蜜蜂兒, 蜜蜂 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 蜜蜂, 蜂子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 蜜蜂 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 蜜蜂兒, 蜜蜂子, 蜂兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan) | 蜜蜂 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 蜜蜂 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Bayanhot | 蜜蜂 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 蜜蜂, 蜂兒 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 蜜蜂 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 蜜蜂 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 蜜蜂 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 蜂子, 蜜蜂 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 蜂子, 蜜蜂 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 蜂子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 蜂子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 蜂子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 蜂子, 蜜蜂 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 蜂子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 蜂子, 蜜蜂 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 蜜蜂, 蜂子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 蜜蜂 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 蜜蜂 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 蜂子, 蜜蜂 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 蜂子, 蜜蜂 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 蜂子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 蜂子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 蜜蜂 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 蜜蜂 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 蜜蜂 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 蜜蜂 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 蜜蜂 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Pingle | 蜜蜂 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 蜜蜂 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Luzhai | 蜜蜂 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanning (Wuming) | 蜜蜂 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 糖蜂子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 蜜蜂 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 蜜蜂, 蜂子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kokang | 蜜蜂 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dagudi (Maliba) | 蜂子, 蜜蜂 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Reshuitang (Longling) | 蜂子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Salong (Lancang) | 蜂子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 蜜蜂 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 蜜蜂 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 蜜蜂 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 蜜蜂 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 蜜蜂 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 蜜蜂 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 蜜蜂 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 蜜蜂 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 蜜蜂 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Huanggang | 蜂子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 蜜仔 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 蜜 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 蜜仔 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 蜜仔 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 蜜仔 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 蜜仔 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Qingyuan | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Fogang | 蜜仔 |
| Cantonese | Yingde (Hanguang) | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Yangshan | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Lianshan (Butian) | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui) | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Renhua | 蜜仔 |
| Cantonese | Lechang | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Sihui | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Guangning | 蜜仔 |
| Cantonese | Deqing | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Huaiji | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Fengkai (Nanfeng) | 蜜, 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 蜜仔 |
| Cantonese | Xinxing | 蜜仔 |
| Cantonese | Luoding | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Yunan (Pingtai) | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Nanning (Tanka) | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Rongxian | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 糖蜂, 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Shatian) | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Guiping | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Guiping (Mule) | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Pingnan | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Guigang (Gangcheng) | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Guigang (Pingdong) | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Nankang) | 蜂 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Yingpan) | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 蜜蜂, 蜜仔 |
| Cantonese | Ipoh (Guangfu) | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Sarikei (Xinhui) | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Bangkok (Guangfu) | 蜜蜂 |
| Cantonese | Betong (Rongxian) | 黃蜂 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 蜜蜂 |
| Gan | Pengze | 蜂子 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 蜜蜂 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 蜂子 |
| Gan | Jianning | 蜂兒 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 糖蜂仔, 蜂仔, 蜜蜂 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 蜂哩 |
| Hakka | Dabu (Xihe) | 蜂仔 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 禾蜂 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 蜜仔 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 黃蜂 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Zhengguo, Zengcheng) | 蜜仔 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Wuguishan) | 蜜子 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 蜜子 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 蜂哩 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 蜂哩 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Changbu) | 蜂哩 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Mianyang) | 蜂哩 |
| Hakka | Nanxiong (Zhuji) | 糖蜂 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 蜜蜂 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 糖蜂, 黃蜂 |
| Hakka | Luhe | 蜂仔 |
| Hakka | Changting | 糖蜂 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Yongding) | 蜂子 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Xiayang, Yongding) | 糖蜂子 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Gaobei, Yongding) | 糖蜂 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Hukeng, Yongding) | 糖蜂 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 糖蜂子 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Zhongshan) | 糖蜂子 |
| Hakka | Liancheng (Peitian) | 糖蜂 |
| Hakka | Liancheng (Zhongbao) | 蜂 |
| Hakka | Liancheng (Laiyuan) | 糖蜂 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 蜂子 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 蜜蜂 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 糖蜂仔, 蜜蜂仔 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Zaoqiao; N. Sixian) | 糖蜂仔 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Touwu; N. Sixian) | 蜜蜂仔 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Nanzhuang; N. Sixian) | 糖蜂仔 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Shitan; N. Sixian) | 糖蜂仔 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Sanwan; N. Sixian) | 糖蜂仔 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Toufen; N. Sixian) | 糖蜂仔 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian) | 糖蜂仔 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian) | 糖蜂 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 糖蜂仔 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian) | 蜂仔 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian) | 糖蜂仔 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian) | 蜂仔 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 糖蜂仔 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 糖蜂, 蜂 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 糖蜂仔, 蜂仔, 糖蜂 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping) | 糖蜂 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 蜜蜂, 蜂 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 蜜仔 |
| Hakka | Fumian (Xisha, Xinqiao) | 蜜蜂 |
| Hakka | Luchuan (Daqiao) | 糖蜂 |
| Hakka | Luchuan (Sihe, Hengshan) | 蜜蜂 |
| Hakka | Bobai (Cuntou, Xintian) | 糖蜂 |
| Hakka | Beiliu (Mumian, Xilang) | 蜜蜂 |
| Hakka | Xingye (Gaofeng) | 蜜蜂 |
| Hakka | Rongxian (Xiandi) | 蜜蜂 |
| Hakka | Chengdu (Hexingchang) | 蜂子 |
| Hakka | Weiyuan (Guanyingtan) | 蜂子 |
| Hakka | Yilong (Ma'an) | 蜂子 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 蜜仔 |
| Hakka | Kuala Lumpur (Dabu) | 蜂 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 蜜蜂 |
| Hakka | Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo) | 蜂 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 蜂 |
| Hakka | Bangkok (Meixian) | 蜂仔 |
| Hakka | Bangkok (Fengshun) | 黃蜂 |
| Hakka | Bangkok (Jiexi) | 糖蜂 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 蜂 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 蜜蜂 |
| Huizhou | Huangshan (Tunxi) | 蜜蜂 |
| Huizhou | Fuliang | 蜂兒 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 蜜蜂 |
| Jin | Taiyuan (Jinyuan) | 蜜蜂兒 |
| Jin | Pingyao | 蜜蠅兒 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 蜜蜂兒 |
| Jin | Datong | 蜜蜂兒 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 蜜蜂兒, 蜂兒 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 蜜蜂兒, 蜂兒 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 蜜蜂兒 |
| Jin | Taibus (Baochang) | 蜜蜂 |
| Jin | Linhe | 蜜蜂, 蜂兒 |
| Jin | Jining | 蜜蜂 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 蜜蜂兒, 蜜蜂 |
| Jin | Baotou | 蜜蜂 |
| Jin | Dongsheng | 蜂兒 |
| Jin | Haibowan | 蜂兒 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 蜜蜂 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 蜂兒 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 蜜蜂兒, 蜜蜂 |
| Jin | Handan | 蜜蜂兒 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 蜜蜂兒 |
| Jin | Suide | 蜂兒 |
| Jiuxing Yumin | Lanxi | 狐狸蜂 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 蜂, 糖蜂, 蜜蜂 |
| Northern Min | Wuyishan | 蜂仔 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 蜜蜂, 蜂 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 蜜蜂 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 蜂 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 蜜蜂 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 蜜蜂 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 蜜蜂 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 蜜蜂 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 蜜蜂 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 蜜蜂 |
| Southern Min | Taipei (Wanhua) | 蜂 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Tamsui) | 蜂 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 蜜蜂 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Pingxi) | 蜜蜂 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 蜜蜂, 蜂 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Cijin) | 蜜蜂 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang) | 蜂 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) | 蜂 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Tianliao) | 蜜蜂 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 蜂 |
| Southern Min | Yilan (Luodong) | 蜜蜂 |
| Southern Min | Yilan (Toucheng) | 蜜蜂 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 蜂 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 蜂 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 蜂 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 蜂 |
| Southern Min | Tainan (Anping) | 蜂 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 蜂 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 蜂 |
| Southern Min | Miaoli (Houlong) | 蜜蜂 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 蜂, 蜜蜂 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 蜂 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Xiyu) | 蜂 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 蜜蜂 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 蜜蜂 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 蜜蜂 |
| Southern Min | Longyan | 蜂仔 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping (Yongfu) | 糖蜂仔 |
| Southern Min | Datian | 糖蜂 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Shangdu) | 蜜蜂 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Sijie) | 蜜蜂 |
| Southern Min | Pingle (Zhoutang) | 蜜蜂 |
| Southern Min | Lechang (Tatou) | 蜜蜂 |
| Southern Min | Yingde (Yuzui) | 蜜蜂, 蜜仔 |
| Southern Min | Yunan (Liantan) | 蜜仔 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 蜜蜂, 蜂 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 蜜蜂, 蜂 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 蜂 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 蜜蜂 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 蜜蜂 |
| Southern Min | Chiang Mai (Teochew) | 蜂 |
| Southern Min | Hat Yai (Teochew) | 蜜蜂 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 蜜蜂 |
| Southern Min | Pontianak (Teochew) | 蜂 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 糖蜂, 蜂 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 蜂 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 糖蜂, 蜂 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 蜂, 蜜蜂 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) | 蜜蜂 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) | 蜂 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) | 蜜蜂 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 蜂, 蜜蜂 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Fengting) | 蜂, 蜜蜂 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Youyang) | 蜂, 蜜蜂 |
| Central Min | Yong'an | 糖蜂 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Sanyuan) | 糖蜂 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Shaxian) | 糖蜂 |
| Shaojiang Min | Shaowu | 蜂兒 |
| Shaojiang Min | Guangze | 蜂兒 |
| Shaojiang Min | Jiangle | 蜜蜂 |
| Shaojiang Min | Mingxi | 蜂 |
| Shaojiang Min | Shunchang | 蜜蜂 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 蜜蜂 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 蜜蜂 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 蜜蜂 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Xiuxiang) | 蜜蜂 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 蜜蜂 |
| Shehua | Fu'an | 蜂仔 |
| Shehua | Fuding | 蜜蜂 |
| Shehua | Luoyuan | 蜜蜂 |
| Shehua | Sanming | 糖蜂 |
| Shehua | Shunchang | 蜂仔 |
| Shehua | Hua'an | 蜜蜂 |
| Shehua | Guixi (Zhangping) | 糖蜂 |
| Shehua | Cangnan | 蜂 |
| Shehua | Jingning (Hexi) | 蜂 |
| Shehua | Lishui | 蜜蜂 |
| Shehua | Longyou | 蜂 |
| Shehua | Chaozhou | 蜂 |
| Shehua | Fengshun | 蜂 |
| Waxiang | Guzhang (Gaofeng) | 蜂子 |
| Waxiang | Yuanling (Shaojiwan) | 蜂子 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 蜜蜂 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Songjiang) | 蜜蜂 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Zhoupu, Pudong) | 蜜蜂 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Jiading) | 蜜蜂 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Shuangcaodun, Baoshan) | 蜜蜂 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Luodian, Baoshan) | 蜜蜂 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 蜜蜂 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 蜜蜂 |
| Wu | Suzhou (Lili, Wujiang) | 蜜蜂 |
| Wu | Suzhou (Shengze, Wujiang) | 蜜蜂 |
| Wu | Wuxi | 蜜蜂 |
| Wu | Changshu | 蜜蜂 |
| Wu | Kunshan | 蜜蜂 |
| Wu | Jiaxing | 蜜蜂 |
| Wu | Changzhou | 蜜蜂 |
| Wu | Liyang | 蜜蜂 |
| Wu | Changzhou (Jintan) | 蜜蜂 |
| Wu | Yixing | 蜜蜂 |
| Wu | Danyang | 蜜蜂 |
| Wu | Danyang (Tongjiaqiao) | 蜜蜂 |
| Wu | Jingjiang | 蜜蜂 |
| Wu | Jiangyin | 蜜蜂 |
| Wu | Huzhou (Shuanglin) | 蜜蜂 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 蜜蜂 |
| Wu | Shaoxing | 蜜蜂 |
| Wu | Zhuji (Wangjiajing) | 蜂子 |
| Wu | Shengzhou (Chongren) | 蜂 |
| Wu | Shengzhou (Taiping) | 蜂 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 蜜蜂 |
| Wu | Yuyao | 蜜蜂 |
| Wu | Taizhou (Huangyan) | 蜜蜂 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 蜜蜂 |
| Wu | Quzhou | 蜜蜂 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 蜜蜂, 蜂 |
| Wu | Yongkang | 蜂 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 蜜蜂子, 蜜蜂 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 蜜蜂 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 蜜蜂 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 蜜蜂 |
| Xiangnan Tuhua | Jiangyong | 蜜蜂 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Shaoguan (Dacun, Baitu, Qujiang) | 蜜仔 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Shaoguan (Xiangyang, Xihe, Wujiang) | 蜜蜂 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Shaoguan (Shibei, Xinshao, Zhenjiang) | 蜜哩 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Renhua (Zhoutian) | 蜜仔 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Renhua (Shitang) | 蜜蜂 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Ruyuan (Songwei, Guitou) | 蜜嘀 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Changlai) | 蜜蜂 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Beixiang) | 蜜蜂 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Huangpu) | 糖蜂 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Guitang, Pingshi) | 糖蜂 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Sanxi) | 糖蜂 |

#### Derived terms

* 吃了蜜蜂兒屎似的 / 吃了蜜蜂儿屎似的
* 沒了王的蜜蜂 / 没了王的蜜蜂
* 蜜蜂章 (“The Bee, the sixteenth sura of the Qur'an”)

#### Descendants

* → Korean: 밀봉(蜜蜂) (milbong)

#### See also

* 大黃蜂／大黄蜂 (dàhuángfēng)
* 黃蜂／黄蜂 (huángfēng)
* 胡蜂 (húfēng)

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 蜜 | 蜂 |
| みつ Grade: S | はち > ばち Grade: S |
| jūbakoyomi ||

### Etymology

Compound of 蜜 (mitsu, “honey”) +‎ 蜂 (hachi, “bee”). The hachi changes to bachi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) みつばち [mìtsúꜜbàchì] (Nakadaka –)
* IPA: [mʲit͡sɨba̠t͡ɕi]

### Noun

蜜(みつ)蜂(ばち) or 蜜蜂(ミツバチ) • (mitsubachi)
* honey bee

#### Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ミツバチ.

#### See also

* 蜂(はち) (hachi): a bee; a wasp; a hornet
* 雀(すずめ)蜂(ばち) (suzumebachi): a wasp, a yellow jacket
* 蜂(はち)蜜(みつ) (hachimitsu): honey

### References

* ↑ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
* 1 2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* 1 2 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* ↑ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN