# 蚵仔
## Chinese

* 蚵仔

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): kèzǐ, ézǐ
    (Zhuyin): ㄎㄜˋ ㄗˇ, ㄜˊ ㄗˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): ho$^4$ zai$^2$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ò-é
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ô-á
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: kèzǐ → kèzi (toneless final syllable variant)
*** Zhuyin: ㄎㄜˋ ㄗˇ → ㄎㄜˋ ˙ㄗ (toneless final syllable variant)
*** Tongyong Pinyin: kèzi̊h
*** Wade–Giles: kʻo$^4$-tzŭ$^5$
*** Yale: kè-dz
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keh.tzyy
*** Palladius: кэцзы (kɛczy)
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰɤ⁵¹ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ → /kʰɤ⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/
** (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: ézǐ → ézi (toneless final syllable variant)
*** Zhuyin: ㄜˊ ㄗˇ → ㄜˊ ˙ㄗ (toneless final syllable variant)
*** Tongyong Pinyin: ézi̊h
*** Wade–Giles: o$^2$-tzŭ$^5$
*** Yale: é-dz
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: er.tzyy
*** Palladius: эцзы (eczy)
*** Sinological IPA : /ˀɤ³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ → /ˀɤ³⁵ d͡z̥z̩³/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ho$^4$ zai$^2$
*** Yale: hòh jái
*** Cantonese Pinyin: ho$^4$ dzai$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ho$^4$ zei$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /hɔː²¹ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ò-é
*** Hakka Romanization System: o$^ˇ$ e$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: o$^2$ e$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /o¹¹ e³¹/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ô-á
*** Tâi-lô: ô-á
*** Phofsit Daibuun: oi'ar
*** IPA (Xiamen): /o²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /o²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /o¹³⁻²² a⁵³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /o²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɤ²³⁻³³ a⁴¹/

### Noun

蚵仔
* (chiefly Southern Min, Taiwanese Hakka) oyster (Classifier: 敉 mn)

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 蠣, 蠔, 牡蠣, 牡蛤, 蠣蛤, 古賁 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 牡蠣, 蠔, 海蠣子, 海蠣 |
| Taxonomic name | Taxonomic name | 牡蠣 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 牡蠣, 蚵仔, 蚵 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 蠔 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 蠔 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 海蠣子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanning (Wuming) | 蠔 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 蠔 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 蠔, 生蠔 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 蠔 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 蠔 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 蠔 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 蠔 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 蠔 |
| Hakka | Longmen (Luxi Bendihua) | 生蠔 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 蚵仔 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 蚵仔 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 蚵仔 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 蚵 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 蚵仔 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 蚵 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 蠣黃 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 蠣 |
| Eastern Min | Lianjiang | 八蠣 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 蠣 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 蠣 |
| Eastern Min | Singapore (Fuqing) | 蠣 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 蚵仔, 蚵 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 蚵仔, 蚵 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 蚵仔, 蚵 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Changtai) | 蚵仔 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 蚵仔 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 蚵仔 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 蚵 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 蚵仔 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 蚵仔 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 蚵仔 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 蚵仔 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 蚵 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 蚵仔 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 蚵仔 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 蚵仔 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 蚵 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 蚵 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 蚵 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 蚵 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 蚵仔 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 蠔 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 蠔, 水生 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 蠔 |
| Southern Min | Nan'ao (Houzhai) | 蠔 |
| Southern Min | Nan'ao (Yun'ao) | 蠔仔 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 蠔, 水生, 水魚 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 蠔 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 蠔 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 蠔 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 蠔 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 蚮 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) | 蠔 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) | 蚮 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) | 蚮 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 蚮, 蠔 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Fengting) | 蠔 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Youyang) | 蚮 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 蠣黃 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 蠣膏 |

#### Derived terms

* 苦蚵仔
* 蚵仔兜
* 蚵仔煎
* 蚵仔麵線／蚵仔面线 (ézǐ miànxiàn)

### References

* “Entry #7845”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.