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(Kangxi radical 142, +14, 20 strokes, cangjie input 中戈卜口人 (LIYRO), four-corner 50132, composition)

trad.
simp. *
alternative forms Min Nan

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声) : semantic + phonetic (OC *ɡaːw).

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  1. oyster

Dialectal synonyms of 牡蠣 (“oyster”) [map]

Variety Location Words edit
Classical Chinese , , 牡蠣, 牡蛤, 蠣蛤, 古賁
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 牡蠣, , 海蠣子, 海蠣
Taxonomic name 牡蠣
Northeastern Mandarin Taiwan 牡蠣, 蚵仔,
Malaysia
Singapore
Jiaoliao Mandarin Yantai (Muping) 海蠣子
Southwestern Mandarin Nanning (Wuming)
Cantonese Guangzhou
Hong Kong , 生蠔
Dongguan
Yangjiang
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
Singapore (Guangfu)
Hakka Meixian
Longmen (Luxi; Bendihua) 生蠔
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 蚵仔
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 蚵仔
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 蚵仔
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 蚵仔
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
Northern Min Jian'ou 蠣黃
Eastern Min Fuzhou
Lianjiang 八蠣
Fuqing
Matsu
Singapore (Fuqing)
Southern Min Xiamen 蚵仔,
Quanzhou 蚵仔,
Zhangzhou 蚵仔,
Zhangzhou (Changtai) 蚵仔
Zhao'an 蚵仔
Taipei 蚵仔
New Taipei (Sanxia)
Kaohsiung 蚵仔
Yilan 蚵仔
Changhua (Lukang) 蚵仔
Taichung 蚵仔
Taichung (Wuqi)
Tainan 蚵仔
Taitung 蚵仔
Hsinchu 蚵仔
Kinmen
Penghu (Magong)
Penang (Hokkien)
Singapore (Hokkien)
Manila (Hokkien) 蚵仔
Chaozhou
Shantou , 水生
Shantou (Chenghai)
Nan'ao (Houzhai)
Nan'ao (Yun'ao) 蠔仔
Jieyang , 水生, 水魚
Haifeng
Singapore (Teochew)
Leizhou
Wenchang
Puxian Min Putian
Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)
Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)
Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)
Xianyou ,
Xianyou (Fengting)
Xianyou (Youyang)
Wu Ningbo 蠣黃
Wenzhou 蠣膏

(Hyōgai kanji)

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(ho) (hangeul , McCune–Reischauer ho, Yale ho)

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蠔: Hán Nôm readings: hào, hàu, hầu

  1. oyster

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