海雞母

Chinese

		ocean; sea	hen
trad. (海雞母/海鷄母)		海	雞母/鷄母
simp. (海鸡母)		海	鸡母

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hái-ke-bó / hái-koe-bú

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hái-ke-bó
    • Tâi-lô: hái-ke-bó
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hay'ke'boir
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hai⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ke⁴⁴⁻³³ bɤ⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Taipei, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hái-koe-bú
    • Tâi-lô: hái-kue-bú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hay'koe'buo
    • IPA (Taipei): /hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kue⁴⁴⁻³³ bu⁵³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kue⁴⁴⁻²² bu⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kue³³ bu⁵⁵⁴/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 海雞母 (Hokkien)

1. seagull
2. (Xiamen Hokkien, Quanzhou Hokkien, Taiwan, dated) person soliciting guests for their accommodations in boats, ships, and inns
3. (Xiamen Hokkien, Quanzhou Hokkien, dated) smuggled ship crew skilled in climbing masts and fool around with the mooring rope

Synonyms

• (seagull): 海鷗／海鸥 (hǎi'ōu); (Min Nan) 海鳥／海鸟