海虼蚻

Chinese

		ocean; sea	cockroach
simp. and trad. (海虼蚻)		海	虼蚻
alternative forms		海家𧑎 海蟉蠘 海虼蠽 海虼蠘 海加絕／海加绝

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hái-ka-choa̍h

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hái-ka-choa̍h
    • Tâi-lô: hái-ka-tsua̍h
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hay'kazoah
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hai⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ka⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡suaʔ⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ka⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡suaʔ⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ka⁴⁴⁻²² t͡suaʔ⁴/

Noun

海虼蚻

1. (Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) ligiid
2. (Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien, figurative) sea smuggler; someone who smuggles goods by sea
3. (Taiwanese Hokkien, figurative) speculator who rigs the bidding process for foreclosed homes

Synonyms

• (ligiid): 海蟑螂 (hǎizhāngláng)