海雞母

Chinese

		ocean; sea	hen
trad. (海雞母)		海	雞母
simp. (海鸡母)		海	鸡母

Pronunciation

Min Nan (POJ): hái-ke-bó / hái-koe-bú

Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hái-ke-bó
  - Tâi-lô: hái-ke-bó
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hay'ke'boir
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /haɪ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ke⁴⁴⁻³³ bɤ⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Taipei, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hái-koe-bú
  - Tâi-lô: hái-kue-bú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hay'koe'buo
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /haɪ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kue³³ bu⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /haɪ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kue⁴⁴⁻³³ bu⁵³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /haɪ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kue⁴⁴⁻²² bu⁵³/

Noun

海雞母

(Hokkien)

seagull
(Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taiwan, dated) person soliciting guests for their accommodations in boats, ships, and inns
(Xiamen, Quanzhou, dated) smuggled ship crew skilled in climbing masts and fool around with the mooring rope

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