海虼蚻

Chinese

		ocean; sea	cockroach
simp. and trad. (海虼蚻)		海	虼蚻
alternative forms		海家𧑎海蟉蠘海虼蠽海虼蠘海加絕／海加绝

Pronunciation

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hái-ka-choa̍h

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hái-ka-choa̍h
  - Tâi-lô: hái-ka-tsua̍h
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hay'kazoah
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hai⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ka⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡suaʔ⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ka⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡suaʔ⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ka⁴⁴⁻²² t͡suaʔ⁴/

Noun

海虼蚻

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) ligiid
(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien, figurative) sea smuggler; someone who smuggles goods by sea
(Taiwanese Hokkien, figurative) speculator who rigs the bidding process for foreclosed homes

Synonyms

(ligiid): 海蟑螂 (hǎizhāngláng)

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