生蚝

生蠔
shēngháo
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 raw oyster
  2. 2 oyster

Examples

Zhànjiāng de shēngháo gè dà wèi xiān.
Zhanjiang oysters are big and fresh-tasting.
Yèshì shàng kǎo shēngháo tèbié shòu huānyíng.
Grilled oysters are extremely popular at night markets.

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生蚝 is the everyday Cantonese-influenced word, common on menus across the south. The northern / textbook term is 牡蛎 (mǔlì), which sounds more clinical. here is 'raw/live,' but the word covers oysters whether served raw, grilled, or steamed.

Stroke Order

shēng
háo