蝦蛄

Chinese

	shrimp; prawn	mole-cricket
trad. (蝦蛄)	蝦	蛄
simp. (虾蛄)	虾	蛄
alternative forms	蝦姑／虾姑

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiāgū

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄚㄍㄨ
Cantonese (Jyutping): haa¹ gu¹
Eastern Min (BUC): hà-*kŭ
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hê-ko͘ / hêe-ko͘

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiāgū
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚㄍㄨ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siagu
  - Wade–Giles: hsia¹-ku¹
  - Yale: syā-gū
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiagu
  - Palladius: сягу (sjagu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ ku⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: haa¹ gu¹
  - Yale: hā gū
  - Cantonese Pinyin: haa¹ gu¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ha¹ gu¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /haː⁵⁵ kuː⁵⁵/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: hà-*kŭ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ha⁵³⁻⁵⁵ kʰu⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Singapore, Yongchun)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hê-ko͘
  - Tâi-lô: hê-koo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: he'kof
  - IPA (Taipei): /he²⁴⁻¹¹ kɔ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Yongchun): /he²⁴⁻²² kɔ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Singapore): /he²⁴⁻²¹ kɔ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /he²³⁻³³ kɔ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Penang)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hêe-ko͘
  - Tâi-lô: hêe-koo
  - IPA (Penang): /hɛ²³⁻²¹ kɔ³³/

Noun

蝦蛄

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 蝦蛄 (“mantis shrimp”)

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		蝦蛄
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	皮皮蝦
	Taiwan	蝦蛄
	Harbin	蝦耙子
	Singapore	蝦蛄
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	螻蛄蝦, 蝦耙子
Cantonese	Guangzhou	瀨尿蝦
	Hong Kong	瀨尿蝦
	Dongguan	富貴蝦, 瀨尿蝦
	Penang (Guangfu)	瀨尿蝦
	Singapore (Guangfu)	瀨尿蝦
Hakka	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	瀨尿蝦
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	蝦蛄
Eastern Min	Singapore (Fuqing)	蝦蛄
Southern Min	Tainan	蝦蛄
	Tainan (Anping)	蝦蛄, 蝦猴
	Penang (Hokkien)	蝦蛄
	Singapore (Hokkien)	蝦蛄
Wu	Ningbo	蝦皮彈蟲, 蝦蛄彈, 惹尿撲

Dialectal synonyms of 蝦 (“shrimp; prawn”)

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		蝦
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		蝦
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	蝦, 蝦米 small
	Taiwan	蝦, 蝦子
	Langfang	蝦
	Chengde	蝦
	Chifeng	蝦
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	蝦, 蝦米
	Heihe	蝦, 蝦米
	Qiqihar	蝦, 蝦米
	Harbin	蝦, 蝦米兒
	Jiamusi	蝦, 蝦米
	Baicheng	蝦, 蝦米
	Changchun	蝦米
	Tonghua	蝦, 蝦米
	Shenyang	蝦, 蝦米
	Jinzhou	蝦, 蝦米
	Malaysia	蝦
	Singapore	蝦
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	蝦米
	Tangshan	蝦, 蝦米
	Cangzhou	蝦米
	Baoding	蝦
	Shijiazhuang	蝦
	Lijin	蝦
	Jinan	蝦, 蝦米 small
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	蝦
	Dandong	蝦, 蝦米
	Yantai	蝦
	Yantai (Muping)	蝦
	Qingdao	蝦
	Zhucheng	蝦子
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	蝦
	Lingbao	馬蝦
	Jining	蝦
	Daming	蝦米
	Wanrong	蝦
	Linfen	蝦兒
	Shangqiu	蝦, 蝦米, 馬蝦
	Yuanyang	蝦, 蝦米
	Zhengzhou	馬蝦
	Xinyang	麻蝦
	Baihe	蝦, 蝦米
	Xi'an	蝦, 蝦米
	Baoji	蝦, 蝦米
	Tianshui	蝦米
	Xining	蝦, 蝦米
	Xuzhou	馬蝦, 蝦
	Fuyang	馬蝦
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	蝦, 蝦米
	Lanzhou	蝦, 蝦米
	Dunhuang	蝦
	Hami	蝦米
	Ürümqi	蝦米
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	蝦子, 蝦
	Nanchong	蝦子
	Dazhou	蝦子
	Hanyuan	蝦子
	Xichang	蝦子
	Zigong	蝦子, 馬蝦
	Chongqing	蝦子
	Wuhan	蝦子, 蝦, 蝦米
	Yichang	蝦, 蝦米
	Xiangyang	馬蝦
	Tianmen	蝦, 蝦米
	Guiyang	蝦子
	Zunyi	蝦
	Bijie	蝦子
	Liping	蝦子
	Zhaotong	蝦
	Dali	蝦子
	Kunming	蝦, 蝦米
	Mengzi	蝦
	Guilin	蝦子, 蝦
	Liuzhou	蝦, 蝦公, 蝦子
	Jishou	蝦公
	Changde	蝦子
	Hanzhong	蝦, 蝦米
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	蝦子, 蝦
	Yangzhou	蝦子, 蝦
	Lianyungang	蝦子, 蝦
	Lianshui	蝦子
	Nantong	蝦兒, 蝦米
	Anqing	蝦子
	Wuhu	蝦子
	Hefei	蝦子, 馬蝦
	Chuzhou	蝦子
	Huanggang	蝦子
	Hong'an	蝦子
Cantonese	Guangzhou	蝦, 蝦公
	Hong Kong	蝦
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	蝦公
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	蝦
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	蝦公
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	蝦公, 蝦仔
	Macau	蝦
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	蝦
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	蝦
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	蝦公
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	蝦公
	Foshan	蝦
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	蝦
	Foshan (Shunde)	蝦
	Foshan (Sanshui)	蝦公
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	蝦
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	蝦公
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	蝦
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	蝦
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	蝦
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	蝦
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	蝦
	Taishan	蝦
	Kaiping (Chikan)	蝦
	Enping (Niujiang)	蝦
	Heshan (Yayao)	蝦
	Dongguan	蝦, 蝦公
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	蝦
	Qingyuan	蝦公
	Fogang	蝦
	Yingde (Hanguang)	蝦公
	Yangshan	蝦
	Lianshan (Butian)	蝦
	Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui)	蝦
	Shaoguan	蝦
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	蝦
	Renhua	蝦公
	Lechang	蝦, 蝦公
	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	蝦
	Sihui	蝦
	Guangning	蝦
	Deqing	蝦
	Huaiji	蝦公
	Fengkai (Nanfeng)	蝦
	Yunfu	蝦公
	Xinxing	蝦
	Luoding	蝦公
	Yunan (Pingtai)	蝦
	Yangjiang	蝦
	Xinyi	蝦
	Lianjiang	蝦
	Nanning	蝦, 蝦公
	Wuzhou	蝦
	Yulin	蝦
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	蝦
	Beihai	蝦
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	蝦
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	蝦
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	蝦
	Danzhou	蝦
	Sanya (Yanglan; Maihua)	蝦
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	蝦
	Singapore (Guangfu)	蝦
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	蝦
Móng Cái	蝦
Gan	Nanchang	蝦子
	Pengze	蝦子
	Lichuan	蝦公
	Pingxiang	蝦公
	Liuyang	蝦子
Hakka	Meixian	蝦公
	Xingning	蝦公
	Dabu (Xihe)	蝦公
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	蝦
	Huiyang	蝦公
	Huidong (Daling)	蝦公
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	蝦公
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	蝦
	Guangzhou (Zhengguo, Zengcheng)	蝦公
	Zhongshan (Wuguishan)	蝦公
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	蝦公
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	蝦公, 蝦
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	蝦
	Wuhua (Changbu)	蝦
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	蝦
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	蝦公
	Wengyuan	蝦伯
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	蝦公
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	蝦公
	Liannan	蝦公
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	蝦
	Jiexi	蝦公
	Luhe	蝦
	Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)	蝦公
	Nanjing (Meilin)	蝦
	Nanjing (Tianluokeng, Shuyang)	蝦
	Changting	蝦公
	Longyan (Yongding)	蝦公
	Longyan (Xiayang, Yongding)	蝦公, 蝦
	Longyan (Gaobei, Yongding)	蝦
	Longyan (Hukeng, Yongding)	蝦公
	Wuping	蝦公
	Wuping (Yanqian)	蝦公
	Wuping (Pingyu)	蝦公
	Liancheng	蝦公
	Ninghua	蝦公
	Yudu	蝦蟲
	Ningdu	蝦公
	Ruijin	蝦公
	Shicheng	蝦公
	Shangyou (Shexi)	蝦公
	Tonggu (Sandu)	蝦公
	Ganzhou (Panlong)	蝦公
	Dayu	蝦公
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	蝦公
	Miaoli (Zaoqiao; N. Sixian)	蝦公
	Miaoli (Touwu; N. Sixian)	蝦公
	Miaoli (Nanzhuang; N. Sixian)	蝦公
	Miaoli (Shitan; N. Sixian)	蝦公
	Miaoli (Sanwan; N. Sixian)	蝦公
	Miaoli (Toufen; N. Sixian)	蝦公
	Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian)	蝦公
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian)	蝦公
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	蝦公
	Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)	蝦公
	Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)	蝦公
	Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)	蝦公
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	蝦公
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	蝦公
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	蝦公
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping)	蝦公
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	蝦
	Hong Kong	蝦公
	Yangxi (Tangkou)	蝦
Yangchun (Sanjia)	蝦公
Xinyi (Sihe)	蝦
Xinyi (Qianpai)	蝦公
Gaozhou (Xindong)	蝦公
Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)	蝦公
Huazhou (Xin'an)	蝦
Lianjiang (Shijiao)	蝦公
Lianjiang (Qingping)	蝦公
Mengshan (Xihe)	蝦公
Fumian (Xisha, Xinqiao)	蝦
Luchuan	蝦公
Luchuan (Daqiao)	蝦公
Luchuan (Sihe, Hengshan)	蝦公
Bobai (Cuntou, Xintian)	蝦公
Beiliu (Mumian, Xilang)	蝦公
Xingye (Gaofeng)	蝦公
Rongxian (Xiandi)	蝦
Chengdu (Hexingchang)	蝦公
Weiyuan (Guanyingtan)	蝦子
Yilong (Ma'an)	蝦子
Xichang (Huanglianguan)	蝦子
Sabah (Longchuan)	蝦
Kuala Lumpur (Dabu)	蝦公
Senai (Huiyang)	蝦公
Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo)	蝦公
Singkawang	蝦公
Huizhou	Jixi	蝦蝦
	Shexian	蝦
	Huangshan (Tunxi)	蝦兒
Jin	Taiyuan	蝦, 蝦米 small
	Yangyuan	蝦
	Datong	蝦
	Xinzhou	蝦兒
	Lüliang (Lishi)	蝦
	Changzhi	蝦, 蝦米
	Linhe	蝦
	Jining	蝦米
	Hohhot	蝦
	Erenhot	蝦米
	Pingshan	蝦
	Zhangjiakou	蝦, 蝦米
	Handan	蝦, 蝦米
	Linzhou	蝦, 蝦米
	Suide	蝦
Jiuxing Yumin	Lanxi	蝦公
Northern Min	Jian'ou	蝦
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	蝦
	Fuqing	蝦
	Matsu	蝦
Southern Min	Xiamen	蝦
	Quanzhou	蝦
	Yongchun	蝦蛄
	Zhangzhou	蝦
	Zhao'an	蝦
	Dongshan	蝦
	Taipei	蝦
	Taipei (Wanhua)	蝦仔
	New Taipei (Tamsui)	蝦
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	蝦
	New Taipei (Pingxi)	蝦
	Kaohsiung	蝦, 蝦仔
	Kaohsiung (Cijin)	蝦
	Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)	蝦
	Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)	蝦, 蝦仔
	Kaohsiung (Tianliao)	蝦
	Yilan	蝦, 蝦仔
	Yilan (Luodong)	蝦
	Yilan (Toucheng)	蝦, 蝦仔
	Changhua (Lukang)	蝦仔
	Changhua (Yongjing)	蝦
	Taichung	蝦仔
	Taichung (Wuqi)	蝦仔
	Tainan	蝦仔
	Tainan (Anping)	蝦
	Taitung	蝦仔
	Hsinchu	蝦仔
	Pingtung (Baoli, Checheng)	蝦
	Kinmen	蝦
	Penghu (Magong)	蝦, 蝦仔
	Penghu (Xiyu)	蝦, 狗蝦
	Penang (Hokkien)	蝦
	Singapore (Hokkien)	蝦
	Manila (Hokkien)	蝦
	Longyan	蝦公仔
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	蝦
	Chaozhou	蝦
	Haifeng	蝦
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	蝦
	Singapore (Teochew)	蝦
	Leizhou	蝦
	Wenchang	蝦
	Haikou	蝦
Puxian Min	Putian	蝦
	Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)	蝦
	Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)	蝦
	Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)	蝦, 紅蝦
	Xianyou	蝦, 紅蝦
	Xianyou (Fengting)	蝦, 紅蝦
	Xianyou (Youyang)	蝦, 紅蝦
Central Min	Yong'an	蝦
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	蝦
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	蝦
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	蝦, 蝦子
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	蝦, 蝦公
Shehua	Fu'an	蝦
	Fuding	蝦
	Luoyuan	蝦
	Sanming	蝦
	Shunchang	蝦
	Hua'an	蝦
	Guixi (Zhangping)	蝦
	Cangnan	蝦
	Jingning (Hexi)	蝦
	Lishui	蝦
	Longyou	蝦
	Chaozhou	蝦
	Fengshun	蝦公
Waxiang	Guzhang (Gaofeng)	蝦
Wu	Shanghai	蝦
	Shanghai (Chongming)	蝦
	Suzhou	蝦
	Wuxi	蝦
	Danyang	沼蝦
	Hangzhou	蝦兒
	Ningbo	蝦
	Wenzhou	蝦兒
	Jinhua	蝦公, 蝦兒
Xiang	Changsha	蝦公子, 蝦子, 金鉤
	Xiangtan	蝦公子
	Loudi	蝦公子
	Shuangfeng	蝦公子
	Hengyang	蝦子
	Quanzhou	蝦公
Xiangnan Tuhua	Jiangyong	蝦關
Xiangnan Tuhua	Dong'an	蝦公
Yuebei Tuhua	Shaoguan (Dacun, Baitu, Qujiang)	蝦公
	Shaoguan (Xiangyang, Xihe, Wujiang)	蝦公
	Shaoguan (Shibei, Xinshao, Zhenjiang)	蝦公
	Renhua (Zhoutian)	蝦公
	Renhua (Shitang)	蝦仔
	Ruyuan (Songwei, Guitou)	蝦公
	Lechang (Changlai)	蝦公
	Lechang (Beixiang)	蝦公
	Lechang (Huangpu)	蝦公婆
	Lechang (Guitang, Pingshi)	蝦公
	Lechang (Sanxi)	蝦公

Derived terms

蝦蛄擗仔 / 虾蛄擗仔

Japanese

Kanji in this term
蝦	蛄
しゃ Jinmeiyō	こ Hyōgai

Japanese Wikipedia has an article on:

シャコ

Wikipedia ^ja

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “doesn't seem to be a regular 音読み”)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) しゃこ (Atamadaka – )^[1]
IPA^(key):

Noun

蝦(しゃ)蛄(こ) or 蝦蛄(シャコ) • (shako) ^{←しやこ (syako)^?}

Japanese mantis shrimp, Oratosquilla oratoria
シャコの爪(つめ)
shako no tsume
mantis shrimp forelimb meat

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[DJR-1] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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蝦蛄

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