海虼蚻

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Chinese

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ocean; sea cockroach
simp. and trad.
(海虼蚻)
虼蚻
alternative forms 海家𧑎
海蟉蠘
海虼蠽
海虼蠘
海加絕海加绝

Pronunciation

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Noun

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海虼蚻

  1. (Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) ligiid
  2. (Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien, figurative) sea smuggler; someone who smuggles goods by sea
  3. (Taiwanese Hokkien, figurative) speculator who rigs the bidding process for foreclosed homes

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