馬蹄蟹
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Chinese
| horse hoof | crab | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (馬蹄蟹) | 馬蹄 | 蟹 | |
| simp. (马蹄蟹) | 马蹄 | 蟹 | |
Etymology
Compare English horseshoe crab.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄚˇ ㄊㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄝˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: mǎtísiè
- Wade–Giles: ma3-tʻi2-hsieh4
- Yale: mǎ-tí-syè
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: maatyishieh
- Palladius: матисе (matise)
- Sinological IPA (key): /mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi³⁵ ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: maa5 tai4 haai5
- Yale: máh tàih háaih
- Cantonese Pinyin: maa5 tai4 haai5
- Guangdong Romanization: ma5 tei4 hai5
- Sinological IPA (key): /maː¹³ tʰɐi̯²¹ haːi̯¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
馬蹄蟹
- (chiefly Hong Kong) horseshoe crab
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 鱟 (“horseshoe crab”)
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 鱟, 鱟魚 | |
| Taxonomic name | 鱟 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 鱟, 鋼盔魚, 夫妻魚, 鴛鴦魚 |
| Singapore | 鱟 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 海鱟, 鱟魚 |
| Hong Kong | 馬蹄蟹 | |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 鱟 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 鱟, 海怪 |
| Quanzhou | 鱟 | |
| Zhangzhou | 鱟, 海怪 | |
| New Taipei (Tamsui) | 海鱟 | |
| New Taipei (Pingxi) | 鱟 | |
| Kaohsiung (Cijin) | 鱟 | |
| Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) | 鱟 | |
| Tainan | 鱟 | |
| Tainan (Anping) | 鱟 | |
| Penghu (Xiyu) | 鱟 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 鱟 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 鱟 | |
| Leizhou | 鱟 | |