海虼蚻
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Chinese
[edit]ocean; sea | cockroach | ||
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simp. and trad. (海虼蚻) |
海 | 虼蚻 | |
alternative forms | 海家𧑎 海蟉蠘 海虼蠽 海虼蠘 海加絕/海加绝 |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hái-ka-choa̍h
- Tâi-lô: hái-ka-tsua̍h
- Phofsit Daibuun: hay'kazoah
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /hai⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ka⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡suaʔ⁴/
- IPA (Taipei): /hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ka⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡suaʔ⁴/
- IPA (Xiamen): /hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ka⁴⁴⁻²² t͡suaʔ⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
Noun
[edit]海虼蚻
- (Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) ligiid
- (Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien, figurative) sea smuggler; someone who smuggles goods by sea
- (Taiwanese Hokkien, figurative) speculator who rigs the bidding process for foreclosed homes
Synonyms
[edit]- (ligiid): 海蟑螂 (hǎizhāngláng)