寄居蟹
Chinese
| to live away from home | crab | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (寄居蟹) | 寄居 | 蟹 | |
| simp. #(寄居蟹) | 寄居 | 蟹 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: jìjūxiè
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˋ ㄐㄩ ㄒㄧㄝˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jìjyusiè
- Wade–Giles: chi4-chü1-hsieh4
- Yale: jì-jyū-syè
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jihjiushieh
- Palladius: цзицзюйсе (cziczjujse)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi⁵¹ t͡ɕy⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gei3 geoi1 haai5
- Yale: gei gēui háaih
- Cantonese Pinyin: gei3 goey1 haai5
- Guangdong Romanization: géi3 gêu1 hai5
- Sinological IPA (key): /kei̯³³ kɵy̯⁵⁵ haːi̯¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
寄居蟹
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 寄居蟹 (“hermit crab”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 寄居蟹, 寄居蝦 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 寄居蟹 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 寄居蟹, 寄生蟹 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 石螺仔 |
| Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian) | 痟查某仔 | |
| Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian) | 寄居蟹 | |
| Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping) | 搭生 | |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 寄生仔 |
| Taipei | 寄生 | |
| New Taipei (Tamsui) | 寄生仔 | |
| New Taipei (Sanxia) | 寄生仔 | |
| New Taipei (Pingxi) | 寄生仔 | |
| Kaohsiung | 寄生仔, 哈螺 | |
| Kaohsiung (Cijin) | 寄生仔 | |
| Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang) | 雷公螺 | |
| Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) | 蟧蜈蟳仔 | |
| Kaohsiung (Tianliao) | 寄生仔 | |
| Yilan | 漿寄生 | |
| Yilan (Luodong) | 漿寄生仔 | |
| Yilan (Toucheng) | 寄生仔 | |
| Changhua (Lukang) | 寄生 | |
| Changhua (Yongjing) | 寄生仔 | |
| Tainan | 寄生仔, 螺仔鬼 | |
| Tainan (Anping) | 寄生 | |
| Hsinchu | 寄生仔 | |
| Pingtung (Baoli, Checheng) | 寄生 | |
| Kinmen | 寄仔生, 寄生 | |
| Penghu (Magong) | 寄生 | |
| Penghu (Xiyu) | 寄生 | |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 寄生 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 蟹螺 |