蝦蛄

Chinese
shrimp; prawn mole-cricket
trad. (蝦蛄) 蝦 蛄
simp. (虾蛄) 虾 蛄
alternative forms 蝦姑／虾姑

Pronunciation

Noun

蝦蛄

  1. stomatopod; mantis shrimp

Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 蝦蛄 (“mantis shrimp”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 蝦蛄
Mandarin Beijing 皮皮蝦
Taiwan 蝦蛄
Harbin 蝦耙子
Yantai (Muping) 螻蛄蝦, 蝦耙子
Singapore 蝦蛄
Cantonese Guangzhou 瀨尿蝦
Hong Kong 瀨尿蝦
Dongguan 富貴蝦, 瀨尿蝦
Penang (Guangfu) 瀨尿蝦
Singapore (Guangfu) 瀨尿蝦
Min Dong Fuzhou 蝦蛄
Singapore (Fuqing) 蝦蛄
Min Nan Tainan 蝦蛄
Tainan (Anping) 蝦蛄, 蝦猴
Penang (Hokkien) 蝦蛄
Singapore (Hokkien) 蝦蛄
Wu Ningbo 蝦皮彈蟲, 蝦蛄彈, 惹尿撲

Japanese
Kanji in this term
蝦 蛄
しゃ
Jinmeiyō		 こ
Hyōgaiji

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

蝦(しゃ)蛄(こ) • (shako) ←しやこ (syako)?

  1. Japanese mantis shrimp, Oratosquilla oratoria
    シャコの爪(つめ)
    shako no tsume
    mantis shrimp forelimb meat

Usage notes
  • As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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