螄蚶
Appearance
Chinese
[edit]snail | small clam; Arca inflata | ||
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trad. (螄蚶) | 螄 | 蚶 | |
simp. (蛳蚶) | 蛳 | 蚶 |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: si1 ham1
- Yale: sī hām
- Cantonese Pinyin: si1 ham1
- Guangdong Romanization: xi1 hem1
- Sinological IPA (key): /siː⁵⁵ hɐm⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
[edit]螄蚶
- (Cantonese) blood cockle; blood clam (Tegillarca granosa)
- Synonym: 泥蚶 (níhān)
Descendants
[edit]- → English: see hum