螺仔鬼

Chinese

		aquatic snail	minutely; young; duty minutely; young; duty; responsibility	ghost; sly; crafty
trad. (螺仔鬼)		螺	仔	鬼
simp. #(螺仔鬼)		螺	仔	鬼

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lê-á-kúi

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Tainan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lê-á-kúi
    • Tâi-lô: lê-á-kuí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: le'afkuie
    • IPA (Tainan): /le²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³⁻⁵⁵ kui⁵³/

Noun

螺仔鬼

1. (Tainan Hokkien) hermit crab

Synonyms

• 寄居蟹 (jìjūxiè)
• 寄生蟹 (jìshēngxiè)
• (Hokkien, Teochew) 寄生仔, 寄生 (jìshēng), 寄仔生, 漿寄生／浆寄生, 哈螺