# 蠔子
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): háozi
    (Zhuyin): ㄏㄠˊ ˙ㄗ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): hou$^4$ zi$^2$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: háozi
*** Zhuyin: ㄏㄠˊ ˙ㄗ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: háozi̊h
*** Wade–Giles: hao$^2$-tzŭ$^5$
*** Yale: háu-dz
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: haur.tzy
*** Palladius: хаоцзы (xaoczy)
*** Sinological IPA : /xɑʊ̯³⁵ d͡z̥z̩³/
*** Homophones: [Show/Hide]$^{edit}$蠔子 / 蚝子 貉子
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: hou$^4$ zi$^2$
*** Yale: hòuh jí
*** Cantonese Pinyin: hou$^4$ dzi$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: hou$^4$ ji$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /hou̯²¹ t͡siː³⁵/

### Noun

蠔子
* oyster

#### 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 |