鱟桸

Chinese

		horseshoe crab
trad. (鱟桸)		鱟	桸
simp. (鲎桸)		鲎	桸

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hāu-hia

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hāu-hia
    • Tâi-lô: hāu-hia
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hauxhiaf
    • IPA (Taipei): /hau³³⁻¹¹ hia⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hau³³⁻²¹ hia⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /hau²²⁻²¹ hia⁴⁴/

Noun

鱟桸

1. (Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) ladle made of horseshoe crab carapace
2. (Taiwanese Hokkien, loosely) large ladle

Synonyms

• (horseshoe crab ladle): (Hokkien) 鱟勺／鲎勺

References

• “鱟桸”, 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.