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Translingual
Han character
蚮 (Kangxi radical 142, 虫+5, 11 strokes, cangjie input 中戈人戈心 (LIOIP), composition ⿰虫代)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1079, character 12
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 32914
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2844, character 3
- Unihan data for U+86AE
Chinese
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Definitions
蚮
- (Putian Puxian Min) oyster
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
牡蠣 (“oyster”)
| Variety
|
Location
|
Words
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| Classical Chinese
|
蠣, 蠔, 牡蠣, 牡蛤, 蠣蛤, 古賁
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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牡蠣, 蠔, 海蠣子, 海蠣
|
| Taxonomic name
|
牡蠣
|
| Northeastern Mandarin
|
Taiwan
|
牡蠣, 蚵仔, 蚵
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| Malaysia
|
蠔
|
| Singapore
|
蠔
|
| Jiaoliao Mandarin
|
Yantai (Muping)
|
海蠣子
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| Southwestern Mandarin
|
Nanning (Wuming)
|
蠔
|
| Cantonese
|
Guangzhou
|
蠔
|
| Hong Kong
|
蠔, 生蠔
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| Dongguan
|
蠔
|
| Yangjiang
|
蠔
|
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
|
蠔
|
| Singapore (Guangfu)
|
蠔
|
| Hakka
|
Meixian
|
蠔
|
| Longmen (Luxi; Bendihua)
|
生蠔
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
|
蚵仔
|
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
|
蚵仔
|
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
|
蚵仔
|
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
|
蚵
|
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
|
蚵仔
|
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
|
蚵
|
| Northern Min
|
Jian'ou
|
蠣黃
|
| Eastern Min
|
Fuzhou
|
蠣
|
| Lianjiang
|
八蠣
|
| Fuqing
|
蠣
|
| Matsu
|
蠣
|
| Singapore (Fuqing)
|
蠣
|
| Southern Min
|
Xiamen
|
蚵仔, 蚵
|
| Quanzhou
|
蚵仔, 蚵
|
| Zhangzhou
|
蚵仔, 蚵
|
| Zhangzhou (Changtai)
|
蚵仔
|
| Zhao'an
|
蚵仔
|
| Taipei
|
蚵仔
|
| New Taipei (Sanxia)
|
蚵
|
| Kaohsiung
|
蚵仔
|
| Yilan
|
蚵仔
|
| Changhua (Lukang)
|
蚵仔
|
| Taichung
|
蚵仔
|
| Taichung (Wuqi)
|
蚵
|
| Tainan
|
蚵仔
|
| Taitung
|
蚵仔
|
| Hsinchu
|
蚵仔
|
| Kinmen
|
蚵
|
| Penghu (Magong)
|
蚵
|
| Penang (Hokkien)
|
蚵
|
| Singapore (Hokkien)
|
蚵
|
| Manila (Hokkien)
|
蚵仔
|
| Chaozhou
|
蠔
|
| Shantou
|
蠔, 水生
|
| Shantou (Chenghai)
|
蠔
|
| Shantou (Chaoyang)
|
蠔
|
| Nan'ao (Houzhai)
|
蠔
|
| Nan'ao (Yun'ao)
|
蠔仔
|
| Jieyang
|
蠔, 水生, 水魚
|
| Haifeng
|
蠔
|
| Singapore (Teochew)
|
蠔
|
| Leizhou
|
蠔
|
| Wenchang
|
蠔
|
| Puxian Min
|
Putian
|
蚮
|
| Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)
|
蠔
|
| Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)
|
蚮
|
| Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)
|
蚮
|
| Xianyou
|
蚮, 蠔
|
| Xianyou (Fengting)
|
蠔
|
| Xianyou (Youyang)
|
蚮
|
| Wu
|
Ningbo
|
蠣黃
|
| Wenzhou
|
蠣膏
|
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Definitions
蚮
- (Zhangzhou Hokkien) extremely small