鱟薸

Chinese

		horseshoe crab	duckweed
trad. (鱟薸)		鱟	薸
simp. (鲎薸)		鲎	薸

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hǎu-phiô

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Lukang)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hǎu-phiô
  - Tâi-lô: hǎu-phiô
  - IPA (Lukang): /hau³³⁻²² pʰio²⁴/

Noun

鱟薸

(Lukang Hokkien) coconut

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 椰子 (“coconut”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		椰子, 椰
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		椰子
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	椰子
Northeastern Mandarin	Singapore	椰子
Southwestern Mandarin	Guilin	椰子
	Liuzhou	椰子果, 椰子
	Dagudi (Maliba)	มะพร้าว
	Reshuitang (Longling)	มะพร้าว
	Mae Salong (Lancang)	มะพร้าว
	Mae Sai (Tengchong)	มะพร้าว
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	椰子
Cantonese	Guangzhou	椰子, 椰
	Hong Kong	椰子
	Taishan	椰子
Hakka	Meixian	椰仔
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	椰
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	椰仔
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	椰仔
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	椰仔
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	椰子
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	椰仔, 椰
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	椰
Southern Min	Xiamen	椰子
	Quanzhou	椰子
	Zhangzhou	椰子
	Taipei	椰子
	New Taipei (Tamsui)	椰子
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	椰子
	New Taipei (Pingxi)	椰子
	Kaohsiung	椰子
	Kaohsiung (Cijin)	椰子
	Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)	椰子
	Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)	椰子
	Kaohsiung (Tianliao)	椰子
	Yilan	椰子
	Yilan (Toucheng)	椰子
	Changhua (Lukang)	椰子, 鱟薸
	Taichung	椰子
	Tainan	椰子
	Tainan (Anping)	椰子
	Hsinchu	椰子
	Kinmen	椰子
	Penghu (Magong)	椰子
	Penghu (Xiyu)	椰子
	Penang (Hokkien)	椰
	Singapore (Hokkien)	椰, kelapa
	Manila (Hokkien)	椰, 椰仔
	Singapore (Teochew)	椰
	Wenchang	椰子
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	椰子
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	椰子