蠨蛸

Chinese

		long-legged spider	octopus
trad. (蠨蛸)		蠨	蛸
simp. (蟏蛸)		蟏	蛸
alternative forms		蟰蛸

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiāoshāo

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠ ㄕㄠ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): siu¹ saau¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiāoshāo
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠ ㄕㄠ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siaoshao
    • Wade–Giles: hsiao¹-shao¹
    • Yale: syāu-shāu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiaushau
    • Palladius: сяошао (sjaošao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: siu¹ saau¹
    • Yale: sīu sāau
    • Cantonese Pinyin: siu¹ saau¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: xiu¹ sao¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːu̯⁵⁵ saːu̯⁵⁵/

Noun

蠨蛸

1. long-jawed spider

Synonyms

• 喜蛛 (xǐzhū)
• 蟢子
• 蠨子／蟏子 (xiāozi)
• 喜子
• (Gan) 八腳蟢蟢／八脚蟢蟢

Derived terms

• 蠨蛸滿堂／蟏蛸满堂 (xiāoshāomǎntáng)