Chinese
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to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw |
oyster
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| trad. (生蠔)
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生
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蠔
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| simp. (生蚝)
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生
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蚝
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Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “originally Cantonese?”)
Pronunciation
Noun
生蠔
- oyster (Classifier: 隻／只 c)
- 烤生蠔／烤生蚝 ― kǎo shēngháo ― grilled oysters
- 酥炸生蠔／酥炸生蚝 [Cantonese] ― sou1 zaa3 saang1 hou4 [Jyutping] ― deep-fried oysters
Usage notes
It can be used to refer to both raw and cooked oyster, despite the first character originally meaning "raw".
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
牡蠣 (“oyster”)
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| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Classical Chinese
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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
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| Taxonomic name
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牡蠣
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Taiwan
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牡蠣, 蚵仔, 蚵
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| Malaysia
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蠔
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| Singapore
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蠔
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| Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
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海蠣子
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Nanning (Wuming)
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蠔
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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蠔
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| Hong Kong
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蠔, 生蠔
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| Dongguan
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蠔
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| Yangjiang
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蠔
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| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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蠔
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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蠔
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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蠔
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| Longmen (Luxi; Bendihua)
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生蠔
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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蚵仔
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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蚵仔
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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蚵仔
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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蚵
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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蚵仔
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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蚵
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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蠣黃
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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蠣
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| Lianjiang
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八蠣
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| Fuqing
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蠣
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| Matsu
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蠣
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| Singapore (Fuqing)
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蠣
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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蚵仔, 蚵
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| Quanzhou
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蚵仔, 蚵
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| Zhangzhou
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蚵仔, 蚵
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| Zhangzhou (Changtai)
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蚵仔
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| Zhao'an
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蚵仔
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| Taipei
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蚵仔
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| New Taipei (Sanxia)
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蚵
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| Kaohsiung
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蚵仔
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| Yilan
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蚵仔
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| Changhua (Lukang)
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蚵仔
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| Taichung
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蚵仔
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| Taichung (Wuqi)
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蚵
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| Tainan
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蚵仔
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| Taitung
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蚵仔
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| Hsinchu
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蚵仔
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| Kinmen
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蚵
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| Penghu (Magong)
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蚵
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| Penang (Hokkien)
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蚵
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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蚵
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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蚵仔
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| Chaozhou
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蠔
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| Shantou
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蠔, 水生
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| Shantou (Chenghai)
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蠔
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| Shantou (Chaoyang)
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蠔
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| Nan'ao (Houzhai)
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蠔
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| Nan'ao (Yun'ao)
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蠔仔
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| Jieyang
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蠔, 水生, 水魚
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| Haifeng
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蠔
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| Singapore (Teochew)
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蠔
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| Leizhou
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蠔
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| Wenchang
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蠔
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| Puxian Min
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Putian
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蚮
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| Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)
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蠔
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| Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)
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蚮
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| Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)
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蚮
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| Xianyou
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蚮, 蠔
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| Xianyou (Fengting)
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蠔
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| Xianyou (Youyang)
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蚮
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| Wu
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Ningbo
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蠣黃
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| Wenzhou
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蠣膏
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