蚵煎
Chinese
| oyster | pan-fry | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (蚵煎) | 蚵 | 煎 | |
| simp. #(蚵煎) | 蚵 | 煎 | |
| alternative forms | 蠔煎／蚝煎 | ||
Pronunciation
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ô-chian
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Penang, Singapore, Philippines)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ô-chian
- Tâi-lô: ô-tsian
- Phofsit Daibuun: oiciefn
- IPA (Penang): /o²³⁻²¹ t͡siɛn³³/
- IPA (Philippines): /o²⁴⁻²² t͡siɛn³³/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /o¹³⁻²² t͡siɛn⁴⁴/
- IPA (Singapore): /o²⁴⁻²¹ t͡siɛn⁴⁴/
- IPA (Xiamen): /o²⁴⁻²² t͡siɛn⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Penang, Singapore, Philippines)
Noun
蚵煎
- (Hokkien, Dabu Hakka) oyster omelette (local delicacy in Chaoshan, Southern Fujian and Taiwan)
Usage notes
- In the Philippines, it is more often called oyster cake in English-language menus in Chinese restaurants, but when speaking Hokkien, people use the Hokkien name of the dish.
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 海蠣煎 (“oyster omelette”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 牡蠣煎, 海蠣煎, 蠔煎 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 蚵仔煎 |
| Malaysia | 蠔煎 | |
| Singapore | 蠔煎 | |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 煎蠔餅, 蠔餅, 蠔仔餅, 蚵仔煎 Taiwanese style |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 蠔煎 | |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 蚵仔煎 |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 蚵仔煎 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 蚵煎 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 蚵仔煎 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 蚵仔煎 | |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 蠣𤉹卵 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 蚵仔煎, 蚵煎 |
| Quanzhou | 蚵仔煎 | |
| Zhangzhou | 蚵仔煎, 蚵煎 | |
| Zhao'an | 蚵仔煎 | |
| Taipei | 蚵仔煎 | |
| New Taipei (Sanxia) | 蚵仔煎 | |
| Kaohsiung | 蚵仔煎 | |
| Yilan | 蚵仔煎 | |
| Changhua (Lukang) | 蚵仔煎 | |
| Taichung | 蚵仔煎 | |
| Tainan | 蚵仔煎 | |
| Taitung | 蚵仔煎 | |
| Hsinchu | 蚵仔煎 | |
| Kinmen | 蚵仔煎 | |
| Penghu (Magong) | 蚵仔煎 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 蚵煎 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 蚵煎 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 蚵仔煎, 蚵煎 | |
| Chaozhou | 蠔烙 | |
| Shantou | 蠔烙 | |
| Shantou (Chenghai) | 蠔烙 | |
| Jieyang | 蠔烙 | |
| Bangkok (Teochew) | 蠔烙 | |
| Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 蠔烙 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 蠔烙 | |
| Wenchang | 蠔煎卵 | |
Descendants
- → English: o-chien, orh jian, or chien