海和尚

海和尚

Chinese

		ocean; sea	preceptor; high priest; head monk preceptor; high priest; head monk; Buddhist monks in general
simp. and trad. (海和尚)		海	和尚

Pronunciation

• Min Nan (Teochew, Peng'im): hai² huê⁵ siên⁷ / hai² huê⁵ sion⁷

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• Min Nan
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: hai² huê⁵ siên⁷ / hai² huê⁵ sion⁷
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: hái huê siēⁿ / hái huê siōⁿ
    • IPA ^(key): /hai⁵²⁻³⁵ hue⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sĩẽ¹¹/, /hai⁵²⁻³⁵ hue⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sĩõ¹¹/

Note:

• hai2 huê5 siên7 - Chaozhou;
• hai2 huê5 sion7 - Jieyang.

Noun

海和尚

1. (Teochew) dolphin

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 海豚 (“dolphin”) [map]
Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		海豨
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		海豚
Taxonomic name		海豚
Mandarin	Beijing	海豚
	Taiwan	海豚
Cantonese	Guangzhou	海豬, 海豚
	Hong Kong	海豚
Hakka	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	海豚
	Liudui (S. Sixian)	海豚
	Hsinchu (Hailu)	海豚
	Dongshi (Dabu)	海豚
	Hsinchu (Raoping)	海豚
	Yunlin (Zhao'an)	海豬
Min Nan	Xiamen	白鰗, 海豬, 媽祖婆魚, 媽祖魚, 鎮港魚
	Zhangzhou	白鰗, 媽祖婆魚, 媽祖魚, 鎮港魚
	Taipei	海豬仔, 海豬
	Kaohsiung	海豬, 烏鯃
	Tainan	海豬仔, 海豬
	Taichung	海豬
	Wuqi	海豬
	Hsinchu	海豬, 海豬仔
	Taitung	海豬
	Lukang	海豬仔, 海豬
	Sanxia	海豬仔
	Yilan	海豬仔, 海豬
	Kinmen	海豬
	Magong	海鼠, 烏鯃
	Singapore	海豬
	Chaozhou	義魚, 海和尚
Wu	Shanghai	海豚