<p>according to wikipedia(and my understanding as a native speaker):
蝈蝈,纺织娘 should be two sub species belong to the family: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tettigoniidae" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tettigoniidae</a></p>

<p>蛐蛐,蟋蟀 is the same thing: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cricket_(insect)" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cricket_(insect)</a></p>

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2018-03-27T20:55:53.000Z
2018-03-27T20:55:53.000Z
Archeosudoerus
<p>I keep seeing "蝈蝈", "蟋蟀" and "蛐蛐" being used interchangeably in Mandarin for some topolectical words.</p>

<p>蝈蝈 seems to refer to a:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>katydid</p>
</blockquote>

<p>蟋蟀 seems to be a:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>cricket</p>
</blockquote>

<p>and 蛐蛐 also seems to be a:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>cricket</p>
</blockquote>

<p>But how can they be used interchangeably? Is it a mistake? Are there some differences? If so, what are they?</p>

<hr>

<p>I did find this on <a href="https://www.zhihu.com/question/25425465" rel="nofollow noreferrer">zhihu</a>:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>蛐蛐和蟋蟀指蟋蟀总科，蝈蝈指螽斯科人们喜欢养的种类</p>
</blockquote>

<p>So, no difference between 蛐蛐 and 蟋蟀 then?</p>

<p>Why would 蝈蝈 be confused with 蛐蛐 and 蟋蟀 then?</p>

<p><strong>Also</strong>: how does 纺织娘 play in here?</p>

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2018-03-27T09:23:16.350Z
蛐蛐 is the common name of 蟋蟀
xenophōn
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2018-04-02T22:20:01.157Z
The same thing can have different names in different places. I am from the south part and I always use 蟋蟀 for crickets, though I know the word 蛐蛐.
Ziyuan
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Difference between "蝈蝈", "蟋蟀" and "蛐蛐" (Also: 纺织娘)?
# Difference between "蝈蝈", "蟋蟀" and "蛐蛐" (Also: 纺织娘)?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-03-27)

I keep seeing "蝈蝈", "蟋蟀" and "蛐蛐" being used interchangeably in Mandarin for some topolectical words.

蝈蝈 seems to refer to a:

> katydid

蟋蟀 seems to be a:

> cricket

and 蛐蛐 also seems to be a:

> cricket

But how can they be used interchangeably? Is it a mistake? Are there some differences? If so, what are they?

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I did find this on [zhihu](https://www.zhihu.com/question/25425465):

> 蛐蛐和蟋蟀指蟋蟀总科，蝈蝈指螽斯科人们喜欢养的种类

So, no difference between 蛐蛐 and 蟋蟀 then?

Why would 蝈蝈 be confused with 蛐蛐 and 蟋蟀 then?

**Also**: how does 纺织娘 play in here?

**Tags:** difference

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: 蛐蛐 is the common name of 蟋蟀  
> **username_2**: The same thing can have different names in different places. I am from the south part and I always use 蟋蟀 for crickets, though I know the word 蛐蛐.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2018-03-27. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

according to wikipedia(and my understanding as a native speaker):
蝈蝈,纺织娘 should be two sub species belong to the family: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tettigoniidae>

蛐蛐,蟋蟀 is the same thing: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cricket_(insect)>


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