峇囝

Chinese

phonetic
simp. and trad.
(峇囝)

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay buaya.

Pronunciation


Noun

峇囝

  1. (Teochew) crocodile

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 鱷魚 (“crocodile; alligator”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Classical Chinese , 忽雷, 骨雷
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
Taxonomic name
Mandarin Beijing 鱷魚
Taiwan 鱷魚
Cantonese Guangzhou 鱷魚
Hong Kong 鱷魚
Taishan 鱷魚
Hakka Miaoli (N. Sixian) 鱷魚
Liudui (S. Sixian) 鱷魚
Hsinchu (Hailu) 鱷魚
Dongshi (Dabu) 鱷魚
Hsinchu (Raoping) 鱷魚
Yunlin (Zhao'an) 鱷魚
Min Dong Fuzhou 鱷魚
Min Nan Xiamen 末仔
Zhangzhou 末仔
Taipei 鱷魚
Kaohsiung 鱷魚
Penang 末仔
Singapore 末仔, 鱷魚
Chaozhou 峇囝
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