to sow
→
to vaccinate, inoculate
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 | |
| 7644 | to sow | — | to mill, grind | Open |
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Comment
| NEW Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Derivation | |
| language | Cantonese Chinese | |
| lexeme 1 | zung3 (種) | |
| lexeme 2 | zung3 ngau4 dau6 (種牛痘) | |
| meaning 1 | (obsolete) to sow; to plant, cultivate | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | to vaccinate, inoculate | |
| reference | English Wiktionary | |
| comment | ||
| NEW Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Mandarin Chinese | |
| lexeme | zhòng (种) | |
| meaning 1 | (obsolete) to sow; to plant, cultivate | zhòng tāo (种槄) to sow rice |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | to inoculate | zhòng niú dòu (种牛痘) to vaccinate against smallpox |
| reference | BKRS | |
| comment | ||