蠔子

See also: 蚝子

Chinese

		oyster	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (蠔子)		蠔	子
simp. (蚝子)		蚝	子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): háozi

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄠˊ ˙ㄗ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hou⁴ zi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: háozi
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄠˊ ˙ㄗ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: háozi̊h
    • Wade–Giles: hao²-tzŭ⁵
    • Yale: háu-dz
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: haur.tzy
    • Palladius: хаоцзы (xaoczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xɑʊ̯³⁵ d͡z̥z̩³/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hou⁴ zi²
    • Yale: hòuh jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hou⁴ dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: hou⁴ ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hou̯²¹ t͡siː³⁵/

Noun

蠔子

1. oyster

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
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	牡蠣, 蚵仔, 蚵
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	海蠣子
Southwestern Mandarin	Nanning (Wuming)	蠔
Mandarin	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