斑蝥

Chinese

		variegated	Spanish fly; grain-eating grub
simp. and trad. (斑蝥)		斑	蝥
alternative forms		螌蝥班蝥螌蟊斑蟊

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bānmáo

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄢㄇㄠˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): baan¹ maau⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bānmáo
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄢㄇㄠˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: banmáo
  - Wade–Giles: pan¹-mao²
  - Yale: bān-máu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: banmau
  - Palladius: баньмао (banʹmao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pän⁵⁵ mɑʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: baan¹ maau⁴
  - Yale: bāan màauh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: baan¹ maau⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: ban¹ mao⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /paːn⁵⁵ maːu̯²¹/

Middle Chinese: paen maew

Rime
Character	斑	蝥
Reading #	1/1	2/4
Initial (聲)	幫 (1)	明 (4)
Final (韻)	刪 (69)	肴 (90)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	II	II
Fanqie	布還切	莫交切
Baxter	paen	maew
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/pˠan/	/mˠau/
Pan Wuyun	/pᵚan/	/mᵚau/
Shao Rongfen	/pɐn/	/mau/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/paɨn/	/maɨw/
Li Rong	/pan/	/mau/
Wang Li	/pan/	/mau/
Bernhard Karlgren	/pan/	/mau/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	bān	máo
Expected Cantonese Reflex	baan¹	maau⁴

Noun

斑蝥

blister beetle (various species of Meloidae or Mylabris)
tiger beetle (various species of Cicindelidae)
Synonym: 虎甲蟲 / 虎甲虫 (hǔjiǎchóng)
Spanish fly; cantharis (Lytta vesicatoria)