生蠔

See also: 生蚝

Chinese
 
to be born; to give birth; life
to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw
 oyster
trad. (生蠔) 生 蠔
simp. (生蚝) 生 蚝

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

  1. oyster
    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”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Classical Chinese 蠣, 蠔, 牡蠣, 牡蛤, 蠣蛤, 古賁
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 牡蠣, 蠔, 海蠣子, 海蠣
Taxonomic name 牡蠣
Mandarin Taiwan 牡蠣, 蚵仔, 蚵
Yantai (Muping) 海蠣子
Nanning (Wuming) 蠔
Malaysia 蠔
Singapore 蠔
Cantonese Guangzhou 蠔
Hong Kong 蠔, 生蠔
Dongguan 蠔
Yangjiang 蠔
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) 蠔
Singapore (Guangfu) 蠔
Hakka Meixian 蠔
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
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) 蠔
Xianyou 蚮, 蠔
Wu Ningbo 蠣黃
Wenzhou 蠣膏
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