According to the English Wiktionary there are four Chinese terms equivalent to English "oyster":
- mǔlì : 牡蠣 / 牡蛎
- hǎilìzi : 海蠣子
- háo : 蚝
- háozi : 蚝子
Is one of these standard or most common in Taiwan? What's the difference between them all?
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don't forget 蚝's variant form: 蠔– deutschZuidFeb 3, 2014 at 21:07
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In Taiwanese 蚵仔 (ô á), in Taiwan Mandarin 牡蛎 (mǔ lì).
There's also 蛤蠣 (há lì) but this means clams.
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So en.wiktionary is actually missing one and should have five rather than four words?! (-: Feb 3, 2014 at 8:28
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What's the link? Chinese wiktionary shows only one entry for oyster (牡蛎). zh.wiktionary.org/wiki/oyster Ditto for English en.wiktionary.org/wiki/oyster– amateurFeb 3, 2014 at 8:48
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1I followed the link from the English translation table to the Chinese entry, which listed synonyms: en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E7%89%A1%E8%A0%A3#Mandarin Feb 3, 2014 at 9:04
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2If you look at the article for oyster omelette, sometimes the taiwanese 蚵仔 (ô-á) is pronounced in mandarin kézǎi. Feb 3, 2014 at 12:51