Meaning of 螟蛉
螟蛉 means adopted son; foster son. Pronounced míng líng.
- adopted son; foster son
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
wú无
zǐ子
sì嗣
，
suì遂
shōu收
hǎo好
yǒu友
zhī之
zǐ子
wéi为
míng螟
líng蛉
。
He had no children, so he took his friend's son as his adopted son.
Míng螟
líng蛉
zhī之
zǐ子
yì亦
yǒu有
jì继
chéng承
quán权
。
Adopted sons also have rights of inheritance.
Gǔ古
yǔ语
yǒu有
yún云
：
“
Míng螟
líng蛉
yǒu有
zǐ子
，
guǒ蜾
luǒ蠃
fù负
zhī之
”
，
zhè这
biàn便
shì是
míng螟
líng蛉
yī一
cí词
de的
lái来
lì历
。
As the ancient saying goes, 'The mingling has children, the guoluo carries them'—this is the origin of the term 'mingling'.