蜈蜞

Chinese

	centipede	grapsus
trad. (蜈蜞)	蜈	蜞
simp. ^#(蜈蜞)	蜈	蜞
alternative forms	魔蜞 (mô͘-khî) Hokkien

Pronunciation

Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): gô͘-khî / ngô͘-khî / mô͘-khî

(Teochew, Peng'im): ghou⁵ ki⁵

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Tong'an, Yongchun, Lukang, Sanxia, Yilan, Hsinchu, Taichung, Jinjiang, Penang)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gô͘-khî
  - Tâi-lô: gôo-khî
  - Phofsit Daibuun: go'qii
  - IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou, Yongchun, Lukang, Jinjiang): /ɡɔ²⁴⁻²² kʰi²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡɔ¹³⁻²² kʰi¹³/
  - IPA (Penang): /ɡɔ²³⁻²¹ kʰi²³/
  - IPA (Tong'an): /ɡɔ²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰi²⁴/
  - IPA (Yilan): /ɡɔ²⁴⁻³³ kʰi²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Tainan, Kinmen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ngô͘-khî
  - Tâi-lô: ngôo-khî
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ngo'qii
  - IPA (Kinmen): /ŋɔ̃²⁴⁻¹² kʰi²⁴/
  - IPA (Tainan): /ŋɔ̃²⁴⁻³³ kʰi²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Taipei, Kaohsiung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mô͘-khî
  - Tâi-lô: môo-khî
  - Phofsit Daibuun: mo'qii
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /mɔ̃²³⁻³³ kʰi²³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /mɔ̃²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰi²⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ghou⁵ ki⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: gôu khî
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɡou⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰi⁵⁵/

Note: Jieyang.

Noun

蜈蜞

(Hokkien, Teochew, Sanxiang Min) leech

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 水蛭 (“leech”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		馬蟥, 馬蜞, 馬蛭, 馬鱉
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		水蛭
Taxonomic name		蛭
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	馬鱉
	Taiwan	水蛭, 螞蟥
	Langfang	馬鱉
	Chengde	水鱉, 螞貼
	Chifeng	螞蟥
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	媽鐵
	Heihe	螞蟥
	Qiqihar	螞蟥
	Harbin	螞蟥, 螞涕
	Jiamusi	螞蟥
	Baicheng	螞蟥
	Changchun	螞涕
	Tonghua	螞涕
	Shenyang	螞蟥
	Jinzhou	螞涕
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	扒皮
	Tangshan	肉鑽兒, 肉鑽子
	Cangzhou	瓦皮子, 瓦皮
	Baoding	螞皮
	Shijiazhuang	馬鱉
	Lijin	肉鑽子
	Jinan	螞蟥, 螞蚍 suburbs
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	螞蟥
	Dandong	螞挑, 水蚯蚓
	Yantai	螞蟥
	Yantai (Muping)	螞條
	Zhucheng	蜇地
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	馬鱉
	Lingbao	麻鞭
	Jining	螞皮
	Daming	馬鱉
	Wanrong	螞蟥
	Linfen	水蠍子
	Shangqiu	馬鱉
	Yuanyang	螞蟥, 馬鱉
	Zhengzhou	馬鱉
	Xinyang	螞鱉子
	Baihe	螞蟥
	Xi'an	馬鱉
	Baoji	馬鱉
	Tianshui	螞蟥
	Xining	螞蟥
	Xuzhou	螞蟥
	Fuyang	馬鱉
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	皮條蟲, 螞蟥
	Lanzhou	螞蟥
	Dunhuang	螞蟥
	Hami	螞蟥
	Ürümqi	螞蟥
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	螞蟥
	Nanchong	螞蟥
	Dazhou	螞蟥
	Hanyuan	螞蟥
	Xichang	螞蟥
	Zigong	螞蟥
	Chongqing	螞蟥
	Wuhan	螞蟥
	Yichang	螞蟥
	Xiangyang	螞蟥
	Tianmen	螞蟥
	Guiyang	螞蟥
	Zunyi	螞蟥
	Bijie	螞蟥
	Liping	螞蟥
	Zhaotong	螞蟥
	Dali	螞蟥
	Kunming	螞蟥
	Mengzi	螞蟥
	Guilin	螞蟥
	Liuzhou	螞蟥
	Jishou	螞蟥
	Changde	螞蟥
	Hanzhong	螞蟥
	Dagudi (Maliba)	螞蟥
	Reshuitang (Longling)	螞蟥
	Mae Salong (Lancang)	螞蟥
	Mae Sai (Tengchong)	螞蟥
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	螞蟥
	Yangzhou	螞蟥
	Lianyungang	螞蟥
	Nantong	螞蟥
	Anqing	螞蟥
	Wuhu	螞蟥
	Hefei	螞蟥
	Huanggang	螞蟥
	Hong'an	螞蟥, 沙搭子
Cantonese	Guangzhou	蜞乸, 蟥蜞
	Hong Kong	蜞乸, 蟥蜞
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	牛蜞
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	湖蜞
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	牛蜞
	Macau	蜞乸
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	蟥蜞
	Taishan	蟥蜞, 蜞乸
	Dongguan	牛蜞
	Shaoguan	湖蜞
	Nanning	螞蟥
	Nanning (Tanka)	螞蟥
	Wuzhou	螞蟥
	Yulin	貓蟥
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	冇骨魚, 螞蟥
	Hepu (Shatian)	牛蜞, 螞蟥
	Guiping	螞蟥
	Guiping (Mule)	尿蟥
	Pingnan	螞蟥
	Guigang (Gangcheng)	貓蟥
	Guigang (Pingdong)	螞蟥
	Beihai	螞蟥
	Beihai (Nankang)	螞蟥
	Beihai (Yingpan)	螞蟥
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	螞蟥
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	螞蟥
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	螞蟥
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	蜞乸, 山蜞
	Ipoh (Guangfu)	吸血鬼, 生蛭
	Sarikei (Xinhui)	蟥蜞
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	蜞乸
	Móng Cái	螞蟥
	Bangkok (Guangfu)	蜞乸
	Betong (Rongxian)	潺乸
Gan	Nanchang	螞蟥
	Pengze	螞蟥
	Lichuan	蟥雞鉗兒, 蟥雞
	Pingxiang	螞蟥
Hakka	Meixian	湖蜞
	Xingning	湖蜞
	Huidong (Daling)	湖蜞
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	湖蜞
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	湖蜞
	Jiexi	蜈蜞
	Changting	湖蜞
	Wuping	湖蜞
	Wuping (Pingyu)	湖蜞
	Liancheng	湖蜞
	Ninghua	湖蜞
	Yudu	螞蟥, 螞蟥蜞, 螞蟮蟥
	Ruijin	螞蟥蜞
	Shicheng	螞蟥雞, 烏雞
	Shangyou (Shexi)	麻郎蜞
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	湖蜞
	Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian)	湖蜞
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian)	湖蜞
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	湖蜞
	Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)	湖蜞
	Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)	湖蜞
	Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)	湖蜞
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	湖蜞
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	湖蜞
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	湖蜞
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping)	湖蜞
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	湖蜞
	Hong Kong	湖蜞
	Fumian (Xisha, Xinqiao)	貓蟥
	Luchuan (Daqiao)	貓蟥
	Luchuan (Sihe, Hengshan)	貓蟥
	Bobai (Cuntou, Xintian)	湖蜞
	Beiliu (Mumian, Xilang)	貓蜞
	Xingye (Gaofeng)	貓蟥
	Rongxian (Xiandi)	貓蟥
	Sabah (Longchuan)	湖蜞
	Senai (Huiyang)	湖蜞
	Singkawang	湖蜞
	Bangkok (Jiexi)	蜈蜞
Huizhou	Jixi	螞蟥
	Shexian	螞蟥蜞
	Fuliang	螞蟥
Jin	Taiyuan	螞蟥
	Yangyuan	水皮條
	Datong	吸螞
	Xinzhou	馬鱉
	Lüliang (Lishi)	金剛鑽兒
	Changzhi	馬鱉
	Linhe	螞蟥
	Jining	螞蟥
	Hohhot	螞蟥
	Erenhot	螞蟥
	Pingshan	抽子, 螞鞭
	Zhangjiakou	水鱉, 螞蟥
	Handan	馬鱉, 螞蟥
	Suide	馬鱉
Northern Min	Jian'ou	螞蟥蜞
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	螞蜞
	Fuqing	螞蜞
	Yongtai	胡蜞
	Matsu	螞蜞
Southern Min	Xiamen	蜈蜞
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	蜈蜞
	Quanzhou	蜈蜞
	Jinjiang	蜈蜞
	Yongchun	蜈蜞
	Zhangzhou	蜈蜞
	Zhao'an	蜈蜞
	Taipei	軟蜞, 蜈蜞
	Taipei (Wanhua)	蜈蜞
	New Taipei (Tamsui)	蜈蜞
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	蜈蜞
	New Taipei (Pingxi)	蜈蜞
	Kaohsiung	蜈蜞
	Kaohsiung (Cijin)	蜈蜞
	Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)	蜈蜞
	Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)	蜈蜞
	Kaohsiung (Tianliao)	蜈蜞
	Yilan	蜈蜞, 爛蜞
	Yilan (Luodong)	蜈蜞, 爛蜞
	Yilan (Toucheng)	蜈蜞
	Changhua (Lukang)	蜈蜞
	Changhua (Yongjing)	蜈蜞
	Taichung	蜈蜞
	Taichung (Wuqi)	蜈蜞
	Tainan	蜈蜞, 噪血
	Tainan (Anping)	蜈蜞
	Taitung	蜈蜞
	Hsinchu	蜈蜞
	Pingtung (Baoli, Checheng)	蜈蜞
	Kinmen	蜈蜞
	Kinmen (Jinsha)	蜈蜞
	Penghu (Magong)	柴蜞, 蜈蜞
	Penghu (Xiyu)	蜈蜞
	Penang (Hokkien)	蜈蜞
	Singapore (Hokkien)	蜈蜞
	Manila (Hokkien)	蜈蜞
	Longyan	湖蜞
	Zhangping (Yongfu)	湖蜞
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	蜈蜞
	Chaozhou	胡蜞
	Shantou	胡蜞
	Shantou (Chenghai)	胡蜞
	Nan'ao (Houzhai)	胡蜞
	Nan'ao (Yun'ao)	蜈蜞
	Jieyang	蜈蜞
	Haifeng	蜈蜞
	Bangkok (Teochew)	胡蜞
	Chiang Mai (Teochew)	蜈蜞
	Hat Yai (Teochew)	湖蜞
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	蚨蜞
	Leizhou	胡蜞
	Wenchang	塗蜞
	Haikou	胡蜞
Puxian Min	Putian	湖蜞
Puxian Min	Xianyou	湖蜞
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	蜈蜞
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	螞蟥
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	螞蟥
Wu	Shanghai	螞蟥
	Shanghai (Chongming)	螞蟥
	Suzhou	螞蟥
	Danyang	螞蟥
	Hangzhou	螞蟥
	Ningbo	螞蟥
	Wenzhou	馬漦
	Lishui	螞蟥
	Jinhua	螞蟥
Xiang	Changsha	螞蟥
	Loudi	螞蟥
	Quanzhou	螞蟥

References

“蜈蜞”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.