蝦蛄
stomatopod ; mantis shrimp
( Yongchun Hokkien ) shrimp
Dialectal synonyms of
蝦蛄 (“mantis shrimp”)
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Dialectal synonyms of
蝦 (“shrimp; prawn”)
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Variety
Location
Words
Classical Chinese
蝦
Formal (Written Standard Chinese )
蝦
Northeastern Mandarin
Beijing
蝦 , 蝦米 small
Taiwan
蝦 , 蝦子
Langfang
蝦
Chengde
蝦
Chifeng
蝦
Hulunbuir (Hailar)
蝦 , 蝦米
Heihe
蝦 , 蝦米
Qiqihar
蝦 , 蝦米
Harbin
蝦 , 蝦米兒
Jiamusi
蝦 , 蝦米
Baicheng
蝦 , 蝦米
Changchun
蝦米
Tonghua
蝦 , 蝦米
Shenyang
蝦 , 蝦米
Jinzhou
蝦 , 蝦米
Malaysia
蝦
Singapore
蝦
Jilu Mandarin
Tianjin
蝦米
Tangshan
蝦 , 蝦米
Cangzhou
蝦米
Baoding
蝦
Shijiazhuang
蝦
Lijin
蝦
Jinan
蝦 , 蝦米 small
Jiaoliao Mandarin
Dalian
蝦
Dandong
蝦 , 蝦米
Yantai
蝦
Yantai (Muping)
蝦
Qingdao
蝦
Zhucheng
蝦子
Central Plains Mandarin
Luoyang
蝦
Lingbao
馬蝦
Jining
蝦
Daming
蝦米
Wanrong
蝦
Linfen
蝦兒
Shangqiu
蝦 , 蝦米 , 馬蝦
Yuanyang
蝦 , 蝦米
Zhengzhou
馬蝦
Xinyang
麻蝦
Baihe
蝦 , 蝦米
Xi'an
蝦 , 蝦米
Baoji
蝦 , 蝦米
Tianshui
蝦米
Xining
蝦 , 蝦米
Xuzhou
馬蝦 , 蝦
Fuyang
馬蝦
Lanyin Mandarin
Yinchuan
蝦 , 蝦米
Lanzhou
蝦 , 蝦米
Dunhuang
蝦
Hami
蝦米
Ürümqi
蝦米
Southwestern Mandarin
Chengdu
蝦子 , 蝦
Nanchong
蝦子
Dazhou
蝦子
Hanyuan
蝦子
Xichang
蝦子
Zigong
蝦子 , 馬蝦
Chongqing
蝦子
Wuhan
蝦子 , 蝦 , 蝦米
Yichang
蝦 , 蝦米
Xiangyang
馬蝦
Tianmen
蝦 , 蝦米
Guiyang
蝦子
Zunyi
蝦
Bijie
蝦子
Liping
蝦子
Zhaotong
蝦
Dali
蝦子
Kunming
蝦 , 蝦米
Mengzi
蝦
Guilin
蝦子 , 蝦
Liuzhou
蝦 , 蝦公 , 蝦子
Jishou
蝦公
Changde
蝦子
Hanzhong
蝦 , 蝦米
Jianghuai Mandarin
Nanjing
蝦子 , 蝦
Yangzhou
蝦子 , 蝦
Lianyungang
蝦子 , 蝦
Lianshui
蝦子
Nantong
蝦兒 , 蝦米
Anqing
蝦子
Wuhu
蝦子
Hefei
蝦子 , 馬蝦
Chuzhou
蝦子
Huanggang
蝦子
Hong'an
蝦子
Cantonese
Guangzhou
蝦 , 蝦公
Hong Kong
蝦
Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)
蝦公
Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)
蝦
Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
蝦公
Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
蝦公 , 蝦仔
Macau
蝦
Guangzhou (Panyu)
蝦
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
蝦
Guangzhou (Conghua)
蝦公
Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
蝦公
Foshan
蝦
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
蝦
Foshan (Shunde)
蝦
Foshan (Sanshui)
蝦公
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
蝦
Zhongshan (Shiqi)
蝦公
Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
蝦
Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
蝦
Zhuhai (Doumen)
蝦
Jiangmen (Baisha)
蝦
Jiangmen (Xinhui)
蝦
Taishan
蝦
Kaiping (Chikan)
蝦
Enping (Niujiang)
蝦
Heshan (Yayao)
蝦
Dongguan
蝦 , 蝦公
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
蝦
Qingyuan
蝦公
Fogang
蝦
Yingde (Hanguang)
蝦公
Yangshan
蝦
Lianshan (Butian)
蝦
Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui)
蝦
Shaoguan
蝦
Shaoguan (Qujiang)
蝦
Renhua
蝦公
Lechang
蝦 , 蝦公
Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)
蝦
Sihui
蝦
Guangning
蝦
Deqing
蝦
Huaiji
蝦公
Fengkai (Nanfeng)
蝦
Yunfu
蝦公
Xinxing
蝦
Luoding
蝦公
Yunan (Pingtai)
蝦
Yangjiang
蝦
Xinyi
蝦
Lianjiang
蝦
Nanning
蝦 , 蝦公
Wuzhou
蝦
Yulin
蝦
Hepu (Lianzhou)
蝦
Beihai
蝦
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)
蝦
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)
蝦
Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)
蝦
Danzhou
蝦
Sanya (Yanglan Maihua)
蝦
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
蝦
Singapore (Guangfu)
蝦
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)
蝦
Móng Cái
蝦
Gan
Nanchang
蝦子
Pengze
蝦子
Lichuan
蝦公
Pingxiang
蝦公
Liuyang
蝦子
Hakka
Meixian
蝦公
Xingning
蝦公
Dabu (Xihe)
蝦公
Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)
蝦
Huiyang
蝦公
Huidong (Daling)
蝦公
Dongguan (Qingxi)
蝦公
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
蝦
Zengcheng (Zhengguo)
蝦公
Zhongshan (Wuguishan)
蝦公
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
蝦公
Wuhua (Shuizhai)
蝦公 , 蝦
Wuhua (Huacheng)
蝦
Wuhua (Changbu)
蝦
Wuhua (Mianyang)
蝦
Heyuan (Bendihua)
蝦公
Wengyuan
蝦伯
Shaoguan (Qujiang)
蝦公
Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)
蝦公
Liannan
蝦公
Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
蝦
Jiexi
蝦公
Luhe
蝦
Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)
蝦公
Nanjing (Meilin)
蝦
Nanjing (Tianluokeng, Shuyang)
蝦
Changting
蝦公
Longyan (Yongding)
蝦公
Longyan (Xiayang, Yongding)
蝦公 , 蝦
Longyan (Gaobei, Yongding)
蝦
Longyan (Hukeng, Yongding)
蝦公
Wuping
蝦公
Wuping (Yanqian)
蝦公
Wuping (Pingyu)
蝦公
Liancheng
蝦公
Ninghua
蝦公
Yudu
蝦蟲
Ningdu
蝦公
Ruijin
蝦公
Shicheng
蝦公
Shangyou (Shexi)
蝦公
Tonggu (Sandu)
蝦公
Ganzhou (Panlong)
蝦公
Dayu
蝦公
Miaoli (N. Sixian)
蝦公
Miaoli (Zaoqiao; N. Sixian)
蝦公
Miaoli (Touwu; N. Sixian)
蝦公
Miaoli (Nanzhuang; N. Sixian)
蝦公
Miaoli (Shitan; N. Sixian)
蝦公
Miaoli (Sanwan; N. Sixian)
蝦公
Miaoli (Toufen; N. Sixian)
蝦公
Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian)
蝦公
Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian)
蝦公
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
蝦公
Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)
蝦公
Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)
蝦公
Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)
蝦公
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
蝦公
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
蝦公
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
蝦公
Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping)
蝦公
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
蝦
Hong Kong
蝦公
Yangxi (Tangkou)
蝦
Yangchun (Sanjia)
蝦公
Xinyi (Sihe)
蝦
Xinyi (Qianpai)
蝦公
Gaozhou (Xindong)
蝦公
Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)
蝦公
Huazhou (Xin'an)
蝦
Lianjiang (Shijiao)
蝦公
Lianjiang (Qingping)
蝦公
Mengshan (Xihe)
蝦公
Fumian (Xisha, Xinqiao)
蝦
Luchuan
蝦公
Luchuan (Daqiao)
蝦公
Luchuan (Sihe, Hengshan)
蝦公
Bobai (Cuntou, Xintian)
蝦公
Beiliu (Mumian, Xilang)
蝦公
Xingye (Gaofeng)
蝦公
Rongxian (Xiandi)
蝦
Chengdu (Hexingchang)
蝦公
Weiyuan (Guanyingtan)
蝦子
Yilong (Ma'an)
蝦子
Xichang (Huanglianguan)
蝦子
Sabah (Longchuan)
蝦
Kuala Lumpur (Dabu)
蝦公
Senai (Huiyang)
蝦公
Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo)
蝦公
Singkawang
蝦公
Huizhou
Jixi
蝦蝦
Shexian
蝦
Huangshan (Tunxi)
蝦兒
Jin
Taiyuan
蝦 , 蝦米 small
Yangyuan
蝦
Datong
蝦
Xinzhou
蝦兒
Lüliang (Lishi)
蝦
Changzhi
蝦 , 蝦米
Linhe
蝦
Jining
蝦米
Hohhot
蝦
Erenhot
蝦米
Pingshan
蝦
Zhangjiakou
蝦 , 蝦米
Handan
蝦 , 蝦米
Linzhou
蝦 , 蝦米
Suide
蝦
Jiuxing Yumin
Lanxi
蝦公
Northern Min
Jian'ou
蝦
Eastern Min
Fuzhou
蝦
Fuqing
蝦
Matsu
蝦
Southern Min
Xiamen
蝦
Quanzhou
蝦
Yongchun
蝦蛄
Zhangzhou
蝦
Zhao'an
蝦
Dongshan
蝦
Taipei
蝦
Taipei (Wanhua)
蝦仔
New Taipei (Tamsui)
蝦
New Taipei (Sanxia)
蝦
New Taipei (Pingxi)
蝦
Kaohsiung
蝦 , 蝦仔
Kaohsiung (Cijin)
蝦
Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)
蝦
Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)
蝦 , 蝦仔
Kaohsiung (Tianliao)
蝦
Yilan
蝦 , 蝦仔
Yilan (Luodong)
蝦
Yilan (Toucheng)
蝦 , 蝦仔
Changhua (Lukang)
蝦仔
Changhua (Yongjing)
蝦
Taichung
蝦仔
Taichung (Wuqi)
蝦仔
Tainan
蝦仔
Tainan (Anping)
蝦
Taitung
蝦仔
Hsinchu
蝦仔
Pingtung (Baoli, Checheng)
蝦
Kinmen
蝦
Penghu (Magong)
蝦 , 蝦仔
Penghu (Xiyu)
蝦 , 狗蝦
Penang (Hokkien)
蝦
Singapore (Hokkien)
蝦
Manila (Hokkien)
蝦
Longyan
蝦公仔
Pingnan (Shangdu)
蝦
Chaozhou
蝦
Haifeng
蝦
Johor Bahru (Teochew)
蝦
Singapore (Teochew)
蝦
Leizhou
蝦
Wenchang
蝦
Haikou
蝦
Puxian Min
Putian
蝦
Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)
蝦
Central Min
Yong'an
蝦
Zhongshan Min
Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
蝦
Zhongshan (Sanxiang)
蝦
Southern Pinghua
Nanning (Tingzi)
蝦 , 蝦子
Northern Pinghua
Guilin (Dahe)
蝦 , 蝦公
Shehua
Fu'an
蝦
Fuding
蝦
Luoyuan
蝦
Sanming
蝦
Shunchang
蝦
Hua'an
蝦
Guixi (Zhangping)
蝦
Cangnan
蝦
Jingning (Hexi)
蝦
Lishui
蝦
Longyou
蝦
Chaozhou
蝦
Fengshun
蝦公
Waxiang
Guzhang (Gaofeng)
蝦
Wu
Shanghai
蝦
Shanghai (Chongming)
蝦
Suzhou
蝦
Wuxi
蝦
Danyang
沼蝦
Hangzhou
蝦兒
Ningbo
蝦
Wenzhou
蝦兒
Jinhua
蝦公 , 蝦兒
Xiang
Changsha
蝦公子 , 蝦子 , 金鉤
Xiangtan
蝦公子
Loudi
蝦公子
Shuangfeng
蝦公子
Quanzhou
蝦公
Xiangnan Tuhua
Jiangyong
蝦關
Dong'an
蝦公
Yuebei Tuhua
Shaoguan (Dacun, Baitu, Qujiang)
蝦公
Shaoguan (Xiangyang, Xihe, Wujiang)
蝦公
Shaoguan (Shibei, Xinshao, Zhenjiang)
蝦公
Renhua (Zhoutian)
蝦公
Renhua (Shitang)
蝦仔
Renhua (Songwei, Guitou)
蝦公
Lechang (Changlai)
蝦公
Lechang (Beixiang)
蝦公
Lechang (Huangpu)
蝦公婆
Lechang (Guitang, Pingshi)
蝦公
Lechang (Sanxi)
蝦公
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium . Particularly: “doesn't seem to be a regular 音読み”)
蝦( しゃ ) 蛄( こ ) or 蝦蛄( シャコ ) • (shako ) ←しやこ ( syako ) ?
Japanese mantis shrimp , Oratosquilla oratoria
シャコ の爪( つめ ) shako no tsumemantis shrimp forelimb meat
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana , especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).