海螵蛸

Chinese

ocean; sea egg-case of the praying mantis; cuttlebone
trad. (海螵蛸) 海 螵蛸
simp. #(海螵蛸) 海 螵蛸

Pronunciation

Noun

海螵蛸

  1. cuttlebone (a substance used in traditional Chinese medicine)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 海螵蛸 (“cuttlebone”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 海螵蛸, 烏賊骨
Northeastern Mandarin Taiwan 海螵蛸, 烏賊骨, 墨魚骨
Singapore 海螵蛸
Cantonese Hong Kong 海螵蛸, 淡魚古, 墨魚骨
Southern Min Xiamen 墨賊船
Quanzhou 墨賊船
Zhangzhou 墨賊船
Puxian Min Putian 烏賊船
Xianyou 烏賊船
Southern Pinghua Nanning (Tingzi) 海螵蛸
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