蛤蜊
Chinese
| phonetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (蛤蜊) |
蛤 | 蜊 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin: gélí → géli (toneless final syllable variant)
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄜˊ ㄌㄧˊ → ㄍㄜˊ ˙ㄌㄧ (toneless final syllable variant)
- Tongyong Pinyin: géli̊
- Wade–Giles: ko2-li5
- Yale: gé-li
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ger.li
- Palladius: гэли (gɛli)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɤ³⁵ li³⁵/ → /kɤ³⁵ li³/
- Homophones:
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隔離 / 隔离
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gap3 lei4 / gap3 lei6
- Yale: gap lèih / gap leih
- Cantonese Pinyin: gap8 lei4 / gap8 lei6
- Guangdong Romanization: geb3 léi4 / geb3 léi6
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɐp̚³ lei̯²¹/, /kɐp̚³ lei̯²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Wu
- Middle Chinese: kop lij
Noun
蛤蜊
- clam
- 蛤蜊濃湯／蛤蜊浓汤 ― gélí nóngtāng ― clam chowder
- 融殊不平，謂曰：“僕出於扶桑，入於暘谷，照耀天下，誰云不知，而卿此問？”昭略云：“不知許事，且食蛤蜊。” [Literary Chinese, trad.]
- From: 659 CE, Li Dashi and Li Yanshou, History of the Southern Dynasties
- Róng shū bùpíng, wèi yuē: “Pú chū yú fúsāng, rù yú yánggǔ, zhàoyào tiānxià, shéi yún bùzhī, ér qīng cǐ wèn?” Zhāolüè yún: “Bùzhī xǔ shì, qiě shí gélí.” [Pinyin]
- Wang Rong, slightly displeased, said, “I am the sun illuminating the entire world. Who would claim not to know me, and yet you ask such a question?” Shen Zhaolue replied, “I am unaware of such affairs. Let's just eat some clams instead.”
融殊不平，谓曰：“仆出于扶桑，入于旸谷，照耀天下，谁云不知，而卿此问？”昭略云：“不知许事，且食蛤蜊。” [Literary Chinese, simp.]
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 蛤蜊 (“clam”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 蛤蜊 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 蛤蜊 |
| Taiwan | 蛤蜊 | |
| Malaysia | 啦啦 | |
| Singapore | 啦啦 | |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 蛤拉 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 海蚌兒 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 蚌殼子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 蛤蜊 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 蜆 |
| Hong Kong | 蜆 | |
| Dongguan | 蛤蜊 | |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 啦啦 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 蜆仔, 順𧋓仔, 缸口仔 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 蜆仔 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 蜆仔 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 蜆仔 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 蜆 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 蜆仔, 蜆 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 蜆子 | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 海鉢鉢 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 蛤蜊 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 蛤蜊 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 蚶, 蜊仔, 沙蜊, 蟯 |
| Quanzhou | 蚶, 沙蜊, 蟯 | |
| Jinjiang | 沙蜊, 蟯 | |
| Zhangzhou | 蚶, 蜊仔, 蟯 | |
| Tainan | 蚶仔, 蜊仔, 蟯仔, 粉蟯 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 蜊蜊 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 蚶, 蜊蜊, 沙蜊 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 蚶 | |
| Puning | 花蛤 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 蛤蜊 |
| Shanghai (Chongming) | 麻蚶子 | |
| Suzhou | 阿蜊 | |
| Hangzhou | 蛤蜊 | |
| Ningbo | 蛤皮, 圓蛤 | |
| Wenzhou | 蚶兒 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 湖殼子 |