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龍蝦

龍蝦

See also: 龙虾

Chinese

		dragon; imperial; Long (a surname)	shrimp; prawn
trad. (龍蝦)		龍	蝦
simp. (龙虾)		龙	虾

Noun

龍蝦

lobster

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): lóngxiā

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lung⁴ haa¹
Min Nan (POJ): lêng-hê / liông-hêe

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: lóngxiā
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄚ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: longshia
  - IPA ^(key): /lʊŋ³⁵ ɕi̯a̠⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: lung⁴ haa¹
  - Yale: lùhng hā
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lung⁴ haa¹
  - IPA ^(key): /lʊŋ²¹ hɑː⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lêng-hê
  - Tâi-lô: lîng-hê
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lenghee
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² he²⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /liɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ he²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /liɪŋ²³⁻³³ he²³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² he²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liông-hêe
  - Tâi-lô: liông-hêe
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /liɔŋ¹³⁻²² hɛ¹³/