Translingual[edit]
Han character[edit]
蟳 (Kangxi radical 142, 虫+12, 18 strokes, cangjie input 中戈尸一戈 (LISMI), four-corner 57146, composition ⿰虫尋)
References[edit]
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1098, character 17
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 33634
- Dae Jaweon: page 1562, character 23
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2894, character 8
- Unihan data for U+87F3
Chinese[edit]
Glyph origin[edit]
Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 虫 (“bug”) + phonetic 尋 (OC *ljum).
Etymology[edit]
Probably related to Vietnamese sam (“king crab”), which may be related to Proto-Mon-Khmer *kt₁aam, whence Khmer ក្ដាម (kdaam, “crab”), Mon ဂတာံ (“crab”) (Norman and Mei, 1976).
Pronunciation[edit]
Definitions[edit]
蟳
- swimming crab
- (Hokkien) crab (general term) (Classifier: 隻／只 mn)
Synonyms[edit]
Dialectal synonyms of
螃蟹 (“crab”)
[map]
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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螃蟹, 蟹
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| Mandarin
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Beijing
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螃蟹
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| Taiwan
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螃蟹
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| Harbin
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蟹子
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| Shenyang
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螃蟹
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| Yantai (Muping)
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螃蟹, 肥蟹
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| Jinan
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螃蟹
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| Luoyang
|
螃蟹
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| Wanrong
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螃蟹
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| Xi'an
|
螃蟹
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| Yinchuan
|
螃蟹
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| Lanzhou
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螃蟹
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| Xining
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螃蟹
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| Ürümqi
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螃蟹
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| Wuhan
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螃蟹, 蟹子
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| Huanggang
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蟹子
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| Chengdu
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螃蟹
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| Guiyang
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螃蟹
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| Kunming
|
螃蟹
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| Guilin
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螃蟹
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| Liuzhou
|
螃蟹
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| Xuzhou
|
螃蟹
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| Yangzhou
|
螃蟹
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| Nanjing
|
螃蟹
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| Hefei
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爬蟹
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| Chuzhou
|
螃蟹
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| Malaysia
|
螃蟹
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| Singapore
|
螃蟹
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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蟹, 打橫
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| Hong Kong
|
蟹
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| Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)
|
蟹
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| Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)
|
蟹
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| Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
|
蟹
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| Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
|
蟹
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| Macau
|
蟹
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| Guangzhou (Panyu)
|
蟹
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| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
|
蟹
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| Guangzhou (Conghua)
|
蟹
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| Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
|
蟹
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| Foshan
|
蟹
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| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
|
蟹
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| Foshan (Shunde)
|
蟹
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| Foshan (Sanshui)
|
蟹
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| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
|
蟹
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| Zhongshan (Shiqi)
|
蟹
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| Zhuhai (Qianshan)
|
蟹
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| Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka)
|
蟹
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| Zhuhai (Doumen)
|
蟹
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| Jiangmen (Baisha)
|
蟹
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| Jiangmen (Xinhui)
|
蟹
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| Taishan
|
蟹
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| Kaiping (Chikan)
|
蟹
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| Enping (Niujiang)
|
蟹
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| Heshan (Yayao)
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蟹
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| Dongguan
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蟹
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| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
|
蟹
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| Shaoguan
|
蟹
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| Yangjiang
|
蟹
|
| Xinyi
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螃鉗
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| Lianjiang
|
蟹
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| Nanning
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螃蟹 large, 螃鉗 small
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| Wuzhou
|
螃蟹
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| Yulin
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螃鉗
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| Hepu (Lianzhou)
|
螃蟹
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| Beihai
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蟹
|
| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)
|
螃蟹
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| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)
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蟹, 青蟹
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| Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)
|
螃蟹
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| Danzhou
|
蟹
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| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
|
蟹
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
|
蟹
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| Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)
|
蟹
|
| Móng Cái
|
蟹
|
| Gan
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Nanchang
|
螃蟹
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| Lichuan
|
螃蟹
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| Pingxiang
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爬拐, 螃蟹
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| Hakka
|
Meixian
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老蟹
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| Dabu (Xihe)
|
老蟹
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| Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)
|
蟹
|
| Dongguan (Qingxi)
|
老蟹
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| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
|
老蟹
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| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
|
蟹
|
| Wuhua (Shuizhai)
|
老蟹
|
| Wuhua (Huacheng)
|
老蟹
|
| Wuhua (Changbu)
|
老蟹
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| Wuhua (Mianyang)
|
老蟹
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| Heyuan (Bendihua)
|
老蟹
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| Wengyuan
|
老蟹
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| Jiexi
|
老蟹
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| Luhe
|
老蟹
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| Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)
|
老蟹
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| Changting
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螃蟹
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| Wuping
|
蟹子
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| Wuping (Yanqian)
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蟹子
|
| Liancheng
|
螃蟹
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| Ninghua
|
螃蟹
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| Yudu
|
壙蟹
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| Ningdu
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壙蟹
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| Shicheng
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壙蟹
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| Shangyou (Shexi)
|
老蟹
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| Tonggu (Sandu)
|
老蟹
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| Ganzhou (Panlong)
|
老蟹
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| Dayu
|
老蟹
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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毛蟹
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
|
老蟹
|
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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毛蟹
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
|
老蟹
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
|
老蟹, 毛蟹
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
|
老蟹
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| Hong Kong
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老蟹, 蟹
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| Yangxi (Tangkou)
|
蟹
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| Yangchun (Sanjia)
|
老蟹
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| Xinyi (Qianpai)
|
老蟹
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| Gaozhou (Xindong)
|
老蟹
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| Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)
|
老蟹
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| Huazhou (Xin'an)
|
老蟹
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| Lianjiang (Shijiao)
|
老蟹
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| Lianjiang (Qingping)
|
老蟹
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| Mengshan (Xihe)
|
螃蟹
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| Luchuan
|
老蟹
|
| Luchuan (Daqiao)
|
老蟹
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| Bobai (Shahe)
|
老蟹
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| Sabah (Longchuan)
|
老蟹
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| Kuala Lumpur (Dabu)
|
老蟹
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| Senai (Huiyang)
|
老蟹
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| Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo)
|
老蟹
|
| Singkawang
|
老蟹
|
| Huizhou
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Jixi
|
蟹蟹
|
| Jin
|
Taiyuan
|
螃蟹
|
| Xinzhou
|
螃蟹
|
| Hohhot
|
螃蟹
|
| Northern Min
|
Jian'ou
|
螃蟹
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| Songxi
|
蟹
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| Zhenghe
|
蟹
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| Jianyang
|
蟹仔
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| Wuyishan
|
蟹仔
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| Pucheng (Shibei)
|
蟹仔
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| Eastern Min
|
Fuzhou
|
螃蟹
|
| Changle
|
鰻蟹
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| Yongtai
|
老蟹
|
| Southern Min
|
Xiamen
|
蟳仔, 蟳
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| Quanzhou
|
蟳仔, 蟳
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| Jinjiang
|
蟳
|
| Zhangzhou
|
蟳仔, 蟳
|
| Zhangzhou (Longhai)
|
蟳
|
| Zhangzhou (Changtai)
|
蟳
|
| Kaohsiung
|
蟳仔
|
| Yilan
|
蟳仔
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| Changhua (Lukang)
|
蟳仔
|
| Taichung
|
蟳仔
|
| Taichung (Wuqi)
|
蟳仔
|
| Tainan
|
蟳
|
| Taitung
|
蟳
|
| Hsinchu
|
蟳仔
|
| Penghu (Magong)
|
蠘仔
|
| Penang (Hokkien)
|
蟳
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
|
蟳, 蟳仔
|
| Manila (Hokkien)
|
蟳
|
| Longyan
|
肉蟹
|
| Pingnan (Shangdu)
|
螃蟹
|
| Chaozhou
|
蟹
|
| Shantou
|
蟹, 田蟹
|
| Jieyang
|
蟹
|
| Haifeng
|
蟹
|
| Johor Bahru (Teochew)
|
蟹
|
| Singapore (Teochew)
|
蟹
|
| Leizhou
|
蟹
|
| Wenchang
|
蟹
|
| Haikou
|
蟹
|
| Singapore (Hainanese)
|
蟹
|
| Central Min
|
Yong'an
|
蟹
|
| Zhongshan Min
|
Shaxi (Longdu)
|
蟹
|
| Southern Pinghua
|
Nanning (Tingzi)
|
螃蟹
|
| Shehua
|
Fu'an
|
蟹仔
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| Fuding
|
蟹
|
| Luoyuan
|
老蟹
|
| Sanming
|
老蟹
|
| Shunchang
|
老蟹
|
| Hua'an
|
老蟹
|
| Guixi (Zhangping)
|
老蟹
|
| Cangnan
|
老蟹
|
| Jingning
|
老蟹
|
| Lishui
|
老蟹
|
| Longyou
|
老蟹
|
| Chaozhou
|
老蟹
|
| Fengshun
|
老蟹
|
| Wu
|
Shanghai
|
蟹
|
| Shanghai (Chongming)
|
蟹, 老毛蟹
|
| Suzhou
|
蟹
|
| Wuxi
|
蟹
|
| Danyang
|
螃蟹, 蟹
|
| Hangzhou
|
湖蟹
|
| Ningbo
|
蟹
|
| Wenzhou
|
蟹, 十隻腳
|
| Jinhua
|
蟹
|
| Xiang
|
Changsha
|
螃蟹
|
| Loudi
|
螃蟹
|
| Shuangfeng
|
螃蟹, 螃解子
|
| Quanzhou
|
螃蟹
|
Compounds[edit]
Japanese[edit]
蟳
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)
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Readings[edit]
