海雞母

Chinese

		ocean; sea	hen
trad. (海雞母)		海	雞母
simp. (海鸡母)		海	鸡母

Pronunciation

Min Nan (POJ): hái-ke-bó / hái-koe-bú

Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hái-ke-bó
  - Tâi-lô: hái-ke-bó
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hay'ke'boir
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hai⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ke⁴⁴⁻³³ bɤ⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Taipei, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hái-koe-bú
  - Tâi-lô: hái-kue-bú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hay'koe'buo
  - IPA (Taipei): /hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kue⁴⁴⁻³³ bu⁵³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kue⁴⁴⁻²² bu⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kue³³ bu⁵⁵⁴/

Noun

海雞母 (Hokkien)

seagull
(Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taiwan, dated) person soliciting guests for their accommodations in boats, ships, and inns
(Xiamen, Quanzhou, dated) smuggled ship crew skilled in climbing masts and fool around with the mooring rope

Synonyms

(seagull):

Dialectal synonyms of 海鷗 (“seagull”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		海鷗
Mandarin	Taiwan	海鷗
Cantonese	Hong Kong	海鷗
Min Nan	Xiamen	海雞母
	Quanzhou	海雞母, 海鳥
	Penang (Hokkien)	海鷗, 海鳥

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