# 蚵仔煎
## Chinese

* 蚵仔煎

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): kèzǐjiān, ézǐjiān
    (Zhuyin): ㄎㄜˋ ㄗˇ ㄐㄧㄢ, ㄜˊ ㄗˇ ㄐㄧㄢ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): ho$^4$ zai$^2$ zin$^1$ / o$^1$ zai$^2$ zin$^1$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ò-é-chiên
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ô-á-chian
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: kèzǐjiān → kèzijiān (toneless variant)
*** Zhuyin: ㄎㄜˋ ㄗˇ ㄐㄧㄢ → ㄎㄜˋ ˙ㄗ ㄐㄧㄢ (toneless variant)
*** Tongyong Pinyin: kèzi̊hjian
*** Wade–Giles: kʻo$^4$-tzŭ$^5$-chien$^1$
*** Yale: kè-dz-jyān
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keh.tzyyjian
*** Palladius: кэцзыцзянь (kɛczyczjanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰɤ⁵¹ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/ → /kʰɤ⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
** (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: ézǐjiān → ézijiān (toneless variant)
*** Zhuyin: ㄜˊ ㄗˇ ㄐㄧㄢ → ㄜˊ ˙ㄗ ㄐㄧㄢ (toneless variant)
*** Tongyong Pinyin: ézi̊hjian
*** Wade–Giles: o$^2$-tzŭ$^5$-chien$^1$
*** Yale: é-dz-jyān
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: er.tzyyjian
*** Palladius: эцзыцзянь (eczyczjanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /ˀɤ³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/ → /ˀɤ³⁵ d͡z̥z̩³ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ho$^4$ zai$^2$ zin$^1$ / o$^1$ zai$^2$ zin$^1$
*** Yale: hòh jái jīn / ō jái jīn
*** Cantonese Pinyin: ho$^4$ dzai$^2$ dzin$^1$ / o$^1$ dzai$^2$ dzin$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ho$^4$ zei$^2$ jin$^1$ / o$^1$ zei$^2$ jin$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /hɔː²¹ t͡sɐi̯³⁵ t͡siːn⁵⁵/, /ɔː⁵⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵ t͡siːn⁵⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ò-é-chiên
*** Hakka Romanization System: o$^ˇ$ e$^ˋ$ jien$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: o$^2$ e$^3$ jian$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /o¹¹ e³¹ t͡si̯en²⁴/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Kinmen, Philippines)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ô-á-chian
*** Tâi-lô: ô-á-tsian
*** Phofsit Daibuun: oi'afciefn
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɤ²³⁻³³ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɛn⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /o¹³⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɛn⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Kinmen): /o²⁴⁻¹² a⁵³⁻²⁴ t͡siɛn⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei): /o²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɛn⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Xiamen): /o²⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɛn⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou, Philippines): /o²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡siɛn³³/

### Noun

蚵仔煎
* (chiefly Hokkien, Taiwanese Mandarin, Taiwanese Hakka) oyster omelette (local delicacy in Chaoshan, Southern Fujian and Taiwan)

#### Usage notes

* In Taiwan, people usually just use the Hokkien name for the dish (approximately é'ājiān in pinyin) even when speaking Mandarin.
* In the Philippines, it is more often called oyster cake in English-language menus in Chinese restaurants, but when speaking Hokkien, people use the Hokkien name of the dish.

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 牡蠣煎, 海蠣煎, 蠔煎 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 蚵仔煎 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 蠔煎 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 蠔煎 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 煎蠔餅, 蠔餅, 蠔仔餅, 蚵仔煎 Taiwanese style |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 蠔煎 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 蚵仔煎 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 蚵仔煎 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 蚵煎 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 蚵仔煎 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 蚵仔煎 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 蠣𤉹卵 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 蚵仔煎, 蚵煎 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 蚵仔煎 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 蚵仔煎, 蚵煎 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 蚵仔煎 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 蚵仔煎 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 蚵仔煎 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 蚵仔煎 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 蚵仔煎 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 蚵仔煎 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 蚵仔煎 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 蚵仔煎 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 蚵仔煎 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 蚵仔煎 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 蚵仔煎 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 蚵仔煎 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 蚵煎 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 蚵煎 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 蚵仔煎, 蚵煎 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 蠔烙 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 蠔烙 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 蠔烙 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 蠔烙 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 蠔烙 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 蠔烙 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 蠔烙 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 蠔煎卵 |

#### See also

* 蠣餅／蛎饼 (lìbǐng)

### References

* (Min Nan) “Entry #7822”, 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.