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

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shēngháo

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄥ ㄏㄠˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): saang¹ hou⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shēngháo
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄥ ㄏㄠˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shengháo
    • Wade–Giles: shêng¹-hao²
    • Yale: shēng-háu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shenghaur
    • Palladius: шэнхао (šɛnxao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ xɑʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: saang¹ hou⁴
    • Yale: sāang hòuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: saang¹ hou⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: sang¹ hou⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːŋ⁵⁵ hou̯²¹/

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 edit
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