鶴蝨

See also: 鶴虱 and 鹤虱

Chinese

		crane	louse
trad. (鶴蝨/鶴虱)		鶴	蝨/虱
simp. (鹤虱)		鹤	虱

Etymology

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): hèshī

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄜˋ ㄕ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hok⁶ sat¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: hèshī
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄜˋ ㄕ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: hèshih
  - Wade–Giles: ho⁴-shih¹
  - Yale: hè-shr̄
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hehshy
  - Palladius: хэши (xɛši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xɤ⁵¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hok⁶ sat¹
  - Yale: hohk sāt
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hok⁹ sat⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: hog⁶ sed¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːk̚² sɐt̚⁵/

Middle Chinese: hak srit

Rime
Character	鶴	蝨
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	匣 (33)	生 (21)
Final (韻)	鐸 (103)	櫛 (51)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	III
Fanqie	下各切	所櫛切
Baxter	hak	srit
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɦɑk̚/	/ʃɪt̚/
Pan Wuyun	/ɦɑk̚/	/ʃɪt̚/
Shao Rongfen	/ɣɑk̚/	/ʃiet̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɦak̚/	/ʂit̚/
Li Rong	/ɣɑk̚/	/ʃiĕt̚/
Wang Li	/ɣɑk̚/	/ʃĭet̚/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ɣɑk̚/	/ʂi̯æt̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	hé	she
Expected Cantonese Reflex	hok⁶	sat¹

Noun

鶴蝨

Lappula myosotis
The fruit of Lappula myosotis or Carpesium Abrolanoides. (An herb used in traditional Chinese medicine to kill intestinal parasites.)