蟶

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *l̥ʰeŋ): semantic 虫 + phonetic 聖 (OC *hljeŋs).

Han compound

a razor clam, in particular a Chinese razor clam (Sinonovacula constricta) (Classifier: 敉 mn)


蠔

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声): semantic 虫 + phonetic 豪 (OC *ɡaːw).


蠣

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *m·rads): semantic 虫 (“insect; bug; creature”) + phonetic 厲 (OC *m·rads).


牡蠣

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (牡蠣):
* → Japanese: 牡(ぼ)蠣(れい) (borei)
* → Korean: 모려(牡蠣) (moryeo)

/mu²¹⁴⁻²¹ li⁵¹/

/maːu̯¹³ lɐi̯²²/

/mɐu̯¹³ lɐi̯²²/

/mu²¹⁴⁻²¹ li⁵¹/

/maːu̯¹³ lɐi̯²²/

/mɐu̯¹³ lɐi̯²²/

Probably from 蠣 (OC *mə-rat-s), with the preinitial *mə- written out as 牡 (Baxter and Sagart, 2020).

2005, 5:51 from the start, in 《我的野蠻奶奶》 [Wars of In-laws], episode 6, spoken by 喜塔臘鑠蘭 [Hei Tat-Lap Sheok Lan] (汪明荃 [Liza Wang]):

This bowl is oysters with donkey-hide gelatin and rehmannia, for enriching yin, tonifying qi, nourishing blood, and securing the foetus.

ni¹ jat¹ wun² ne¹ zau⁶ hai⁶ o¹ gaau¹ suk⁶ dei⁶ bou¹ maau⁵ lai⁶, zi¹ jam¹ bou² hei³, joeng⁵ hyut³ gu³ toi¹ ge³.

呢一碗呢就係阿膠熟地煲牡蠣，滋陰補氣，養血固胎嘅。

呢一碗呢就系阿胶熟地煲牡蛎，滋阴补气，养血固胎嘅。


淡菜

/tän⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹/

/taːm²² t͡sʰɔːi̯³³/

/tän⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹/

/taːm²² t͡sʰɔːi̯³³/


海蠣

/xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ li⁵¹/

/hɔːi̯³⁵ lɐi̯²²/

/xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ li⁵¹/

/hɔːi̯³⁵ lɐi̯²²/


海蠣子

/xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ li⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/

/xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ li⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/


蛤蜊

/kəʔ³³ li⁴⁴/

/kəʔ³³ li⁴⁴/

蛤蜊濃湯

蛤蜊浓汤

Wang Rong, slightly displeased, said, “I am the sun illuminating the entire world. Who would claim not to know me, and yet you ask such a question?” Shen Zhaolue replied, “I am unaware of such affairs. Let's just eat some clams instead.”

659 CE, Li Dashi and Li Yanshou, History of the Southern Dynasties

Róng shū bùpíng, wèi yuē: “Pú chū yú fúsāng, rù yú yánggǔ, zhàoyào tiānxià, shéi yún bùzhī, ér qīng cǐ wèn?” Zhāolüè yún: “Bùzhī xǔ shì, qiě shí gélí.”

融殊不平，謂曰：“僕出於扶桑，入於暘谷，照耀天下，誰云不知，而卿此問？”昭略云：“不知許事，且食蛤蜊。”

融殊不平，谓曰：“仆出于扶桑，入于旸谷，照耀天下，谁云不知，而卿此问？”昭略云：“不知许事，且食蛤蜊。”


貽貝

/i³⁵ peɪ̯⁵¹/

/jiː²¹ puːi̯³³/

/i²⁴⁻²² pue²¹/

/i³⁵ peɪ̯⁵¹/

/jiː²¹ puːi̯³³/

/i²⁴⁻²² pue²¹/

Attested in the Erya (爾雅 (Ěryǎ)), 3rd c. BCE.

玄貝，貽貝。

玄贝，贻贝。


帶子

/taɪ̯⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/

/taːi̯³³ t͡siː³⁵/

/taɪ̯⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/

/taːi̯³³ t͡siː³⁵/

common name of certain kinds of scallop (Classifier: 隻／只 c; 粒 c)


蟶子

/ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ⁵⁵ d͡z̥z̩²/

/t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

/sɪŋ³³ t͡siː³⁵/

/t͡sʰən⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ⁵⁵ d͡z̥z̩²/

/t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

/sɪŋ³³ t͡siː³⁵/

/t͡sʰən⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹/

razor clam; Chinese razor clam (Sinonovacula constricta) (Classifier: 隻／只 c)


花蛤

/xu̯ä⁵⁵ kɤ³⁵/

/faː⁵⁵ kɐp̚³/

/hue⁴⁴⁻²² kap̚³²/

/hue⁴⁴⁻³³ kap̚³²/

/hua⁴⁴⁻²² kap̚³²/

/hua⁴⁴⁻²² kaʔ³²/

/xu̯ä⁵⁵ kɤ³⁵/

/faː⁵⁵ kɐp̚³/

/hue⁴⁴⁻²² kap̚³²/

/hue⁴⁴⁻³³ kap̚³²/

/hua⁴⁴⁻²² kap̚³²/

/hua⁴⁴⁻²² kaʔ³²/

Ruditapes philippinarum
Wikispecies:Ruditapes philippinarum


硨磲

/ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy³⁵/

/t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵ kʰɵy̯²¹/

/t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻²² ku²⁴/

/t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻²² ku¹³/

/t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻³³ ku²⁴/

/t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻³³ ku²³/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy³⁵/

/t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵ kʰɵy̯²¹/

/t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻²² ku²⁴/

/t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻²² ku¹³/

/t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻³³ ku²⁴/

/t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻³³ ku²³/

zh-l

車渠／车渠 (chēqú)

Tridacna gigas
Tridacna gigas#Translingual

giant clam (Tridacna gigas)
(～屬) Tridacna

giant clam (Tridacna gigas)
(～亞科) Tridacninae


青口

/t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰɛːŋ⁵⁵ hɐu̯³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰɛːŋ⁵⁵ hɐu̯³⁵/

Asian green mussel
w:en:Asian green mussel

mussel (especially the Asian green mussel Perna viridis)


象拔蚌

desc

→ Malay: siput belalai, siput belalai gajah (calque)

ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄅㄚˊ ㄅㄤˋ

/ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹ pä³⁵ pɑŋ⁵¹/

/t͡sœːŋ²² pɐt̚² pʰɔːŋ¹³/

/ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹ pä³⁵ pɑŋ⁵¹/

/t͡sœːŋ²² pɐt̚² pʰɔːŋ¹³/

geoduck (Panopea generosa) (Classifier: 隻／只 m c; 條／条 m c)


泥蚶

/nɐi̯²¹ hɐm⁵⁵/

/nɐi̯²¹ hɐm⁵⁵/

blood cockle; blood clam (Tegillarca granosa)


血蚶

/ɕy̯ɛ⁵¹ xän⁵⁵/

/ɕy̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ xän⁵⁵/

/ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ xän⁵⁵/

/ɕy̯ɛ⁵¹ xän⁵⁵/

/ɕy̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ xän⁵⁵/

/ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ xän⁵⁵/

Alternative name for 泥蚶 (níhān, “blood clam”).


薄殼

/pu̯ɔ³⁵ kʰɤ³⁵/

/pɔːk̚² hɔːk̚³/

/poʔ⁴⁻² kʰak̚²/

/pu̯ɔ³⁵ kʰɤ³⁵/

/pɔːk̚² hɔːk̚³/

/poʔ⁴⁻² kʰak̚²/


花螺

/xu̯ä⁵⁵ lu̯ɔ³⁵/

/faː⁵⁵ lɔː²¹⁻³⁵/

/hue⁴⁴⁻²² le²⁴/

/hua⁴⁴⁻²² le¹³/

/xu̯ä⁵⁵ lu̯ɔ³⁵/

/faː⁵⁵ lɔː²¹⁻³⁵/

/hue⁴⁴⁻²² le²⁴/

/hua⁴⁴⁻²² le¹³/

(Xiamen Hokkien) to be perverse; to act shamelessly


北極貝

/peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ peɪ̯⁵¹/

/pɐk̚⁵ kɪk̚² puːi̯³³/

/peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ peɪ̯⁵¹/

/pɐk̚⁵ kɪk̚² puːi̯³³/

Alternative name for 北寄貝／北寄贝 (běijìbèi, “Spisula sachalinense”).


北寄貝

/peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵¹⁻⁵³ peɪ̯⁵¹/

/pɐk̚⁵ kei̯³³ puːi̯³³/

/peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵¹⁻⁵³ peɪ̯⁵¹/

/pɐk̚⁵ kei̯³³ puːi̯³³/

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 北(ホッ)寄(キ)貝(ガイ) (hokkigai).


殼菜

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹/

/hɔːk̚³ t͡sʰɔːi̯³³/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹/

/hɔːk̚³ t͡sʰɔːi̯³³/


江珧

/t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ jɑʊ̯³⁵/

/kɔːŋ⁵⁵ jiːu̯²¹/

/t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ jɑʊ̯³⁵/

/kɔːŋ⁵⁵ jiːu̯²¹/

Atrina pectinata
Wikispecies:Atrina pectinata


文蛤

/wən³⁵ kɤ³⁵/

/mɐn²¹ kɐp̚³/

/wən³⁵ kɤ³⁵/

/mɐn²¹ kɐp̚³/


沙蜊

/sua⁴⁴⁻²² la²⁴/

/sua⁴⁴⁻²² la²⁴/


蜊仔

/la¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

/la²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/la²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵/

/la²³⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/la²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/lai²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/lio¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

/la¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

/la²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/la²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵/

/la²³⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/la²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/lai²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/lio¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) basket clam (Corbiculidae)


啦啦

→ English: la la

/la⁴⁴⁻²² la⁴⁴/

/la³³⁻²¹ la³³/

/la⁴⁴⁻²² la⁴⁴/

/la³³⁻²¹ la³³/

Probably from reduplication of Hokkien 蜊 (lâ).


蟶仔

/tʰan⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/tʰan³³ a⁵⁵⁴/

/tʰan⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/tʰan³³ a⁵⁵⁴/

(Southern Min) razor clam (Sinonovacula constricta)


蜆仔

/han³¹ e³¹⁻¹¹/

/han²⁴⁻³³ ə⁵⁵/

/kan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/han³¹ e³¹⁻¹¹/

/han²⁴⁻³³ ə⁵⁵/

/kan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) a kind of edible yellow-green bivalve (narrow and long, living in fresh water or shallow beaches)


蚶仔

/ham⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/ham⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/ham⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/ham⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, euphemistic) vulva; female genitalia


花蛤仔

/hue⁴⁴⁻³³ kap̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³/

/hue⁴⁴⁻³³ kap̚³²⁻⁴ a⁴¹/

/hue⁴⁴⁻³³ kap̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³/

/hue⁴⁴⁻³³ kap̚³²⁻⁴ a⁴¹/

(Taiwanese Hokkien) huage clam (Ruditapes philippinarum)


湖殼子

/ɸu¹³ kʰo²⁴ t͡sz̩³/

/ɸu¹³ kʰo²⁴ t͡sz̩³/


蟶埕

/tʰɛiŋ⁵⁵ tiaŋ⁵³/

/tʰan⁴⁴⁻²² tiã²⁴/

/tʰan⁴⁴⁻²² tiã¹³/

/tʰan⁴⁴⁻³³ tiã²⁴/

/tʰan⁴⁴⁻³³ tiã²³/

/tʰɛiŋ⁵⁵ tiaŋ⁵³/

/tʰan⁴⁴⁻²² tiã²⁴/

/tʰan⁴⁴⁻²² tiã¹³/

/tʰan⁴⁴⁻³³ tiã²⁴/

/tʰan⁴⁴⁻³³ tiã²³/

(Eastern Min, Southern Min) razor clam farm (on the seaside)


蟶乾

/ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ⁵⁵ kän⁵⁵/

/tʰɛiŋ⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋaŋ⁵⁵/

/tʰɛŋ⁵³³⁻²¹ kua⁵³³/

/tʰɛŋ⁵³³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋua⁵³³/

/tʰan⁴⁴⁻²² kuã⁴⁴/

/tʰan⁴⁴⁻²² kuã⁴⁴/

/tʰan⁴⁴⁻³³ kuã⁴⁴/

/tʰan⁴⁴⁻³³ kuã⁴⁴/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ⁵⁵ kän⁵⁵/

/tʰɛiŋ⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋaŋ⁵⁵/

/tʰɛŋ⁵³³⁻²¹ kua⁵³³/

/tʰɛŋ⁵³³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋua⁵³³/

/tʰan⁴⁴⁻²² kuã⁴⁴/

/tʰan⁴⁴⁻²² kuã⁴⁴/

/tʰan⁴⁴⁻³³ kuã⁴⁴/

/tʰan⁴⁴⁻³³ kuã⁴⁴/


螄蚶

→ English: see hum

/siː⁵⁵ hɐm⁵⁵/

/siː⁵⁵ hɐm⁵⁵/

(Cantonese) blood cockle; blood clam (Tegillarca granosa)


湖殼油

/ɸu¹³ kʰo²⁴ i̯əu̯¹³/

/ɸu¹³ kʰo²⁴ i̯əu̯¹³/

(Xiang) clam shell oil (used to prevent chapped skin)


毛蚶

/mɑʊ̯³⁵ xän⁵⁵/

/mɑʊ̯³⁵ xän⁵⁵/


縊蟶

/i⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ⁵⁵/

/i⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ⁵⁵/

Chinese razor clam (Sinonovacula constricta)


蚵乾

/o²⁴⁻²² kuã³³/

/o²⁴⁻²² kuã³³/


缸口仔

/kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ kʰau⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ʋe³¹/

/kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ kʰau⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ʋe³¹/


美女蛤

/meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹ kɤ³⁵/

/meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹ kɤ³⁵/

Influenced by the genus name, Circe, and the mythical figure Circe's nature as an enchantress.