蝦猴
Chinese
| shrimp; prawn | monkey | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (蝦猴) | 蝦 | 猴 | |
| simp. (虾猴) | 虾 | 猴 | |
Pronunciation
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hê-kâu
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hê-kâu
- Tâi-lô: hê-kâu
- Phofsit Daibuun: he'kaau
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /he²³⁻³³ kau²³/
- IPA (Taipei): /he²⁴⁻¹¹ kau²⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
Noun
蝦猴
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 蝦蛄 (“mantis shrimp”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Singapore (Fuqing) | 蝦蛄 | |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 蝦蛄 |
| Tainan (Anping) | 蝦蛄, 蝦猴 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 蝦蛄 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 蝦蛄 | |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 蝦蛄 |
| Xianyou | 蝦蛄 | |
| Wu | Ningbo | 蝦皮彈蟲, 蝦蛄彈, 惹尿撲 |
References
- “蝦猴”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.