Context: the Chinese words for snake, spider and shrimp contain the radical 虫 meaning “insect”
dust_inlight on
Skrimps is bugs
xnlistedwinter on
Shrimps is bugs
JackThaBongRipper on
why say lot word when few word do trick
theholyman420 on
This is interesting to me because I have a phobia of pretty much any arthropod (actual insects, arachnids, crustaceans, etc.) but snakes don’t bother me at all. Shrimp going in the same mental box as spiders makes perfect sense though
Well any serious biologist would tell you reptiles don’t actually exist
Freikorps_Formosa on
The oldest surviving Chinese dictionary [Erya](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erya) states that any living being, whether it flies or walks, has hair or scales, can be described using the character “蟲”. Although nowadays the character is only used for insects, the ancient Chinese used “蟲” to describe many other animals. Even tigers were once referred to as “Big Bugs” (大蟲) during the Tang dynasty.
Angel_Blade7 on
That one guy: You’re both wrong. They’re all food!
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Context: the Chinese words for snake, spider and shrimp contain the radical 虫 meaning “insect”
Skrimps is bugs
Shrimps is bugs
why say lot word when few word do trick
This is interesting to me because I have a phobia of pretty much any arthropod (actual insects, arachnids, crustaceans, etc.) but snakes don’t bother me at all. Shrimp going in the same mental box as spiders makes perfect sense though
Also fun fact: The abbreviation for Fujian Province is 閩. See the 虫 inside?
Well any serious biologist would tell you reptiles don’t actually exist
The oldest surviving Chinese dictionary [Erya](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erya) states that any living being, whether it flies or walks, has hair or scales, can be described using the character “蟲”. Although nowadays the character is only used for insects, the ancient Chinese used “蟲” to describe many other animals. Even tigers were once referred to as “Big Bugs” (大蟲) during the Tang dynasty.
That one guy: You’re both wrong. They’re all food!