海虼蚻

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Chinese

ocean; sea cockroach
simp. and trad.
(海虼蚻)
虼蚻
alternative forms 海家𧑎
海蟉蠘
海虼蠽
海虼蠘
海加絕海加绝

Pronunciation


Noun

海虼蚻

  1. (Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) ligiid
  2. (Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien, figurative) sea smuggler; someone who smuggles goods by sea
  3. (Taiwanese Hokkien, figurative) speculator who rigs the bidding process for foreclosed homes

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