水虼蚻

Chinese

		water; river	cockroach
simp. and trad. (水虼蚻)		水	虼蚻
alternative forms		水家𧑎 水蟉蠘

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chúi-ka-choa̍h

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chúi-ka-choa̍h
    • Tâi-lô: tsuí-ka-tsua̍h
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zuy'kazoah
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sui⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ka⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡suaʔ⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ka⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡suaʔ⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ka⁴⁴⁻²² t͡suaʔ¹²¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ka⁴⁴⁻²² t͡suaʔ⁴/

Noun

水虼蚻

1. (Hokkien) beach louse

Synonyms

• 水蝨／水虱 (shuǐshī)