# 生蠔
## Chinese

* 生蠔

### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “originally Cantonese?”)

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): shēngháo
    (Zhuyin): ㄕㄥ ㄏㄠˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): saang$^1$ hou$^4$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: shēngháo
*** Zhuyin: ㄕㄥ ㄏㄠˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: shengháo
*** Wade–Giles: shêng$^1$-hao$^2$
*** Yale: shēng-háu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shenghaur
*** Palladius: шэнхао (šɛnxao)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ xɑʊ̯³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: saang$^1$ hou$^4$
*** Yale: sāang hòuh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: saang$^1$ hou$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: sang$^1$ hou$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /saːŋ⁵⁵ hou̯²¹/

### Noun

生蠔
* oyster (Classifier: 隻／只 c)
    烤生蠔／烤生蚝 ― kǎo shēngháo ― grilled oysters
    酥炸生蠔／酥炸生蚝 [Cantonese] ― sou$^1$ zaa$^3$ saang$^1$ hou$^4$ [Jyutping] ― deep-fried oysters

#### Usage notes

It can be used to refer to both raw and cooked oyster, despite the first character originally meaning "raw".

#### 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 | Shantou (Chaoyang) | 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 |