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牡蠣

oyster

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

mu3li4 • mǔlì

Meaning

Primary

oyster

Alternatives

oysters

Mnemonic

牡蠣 Oyster refers to an 蠣 oyster, which are nasty looking things and once considered food only fit for a laboring tough 牡 male to eat.

Usage

我 喜歡 吃 牡蠣。

I like eating oysters.

牡蠣 生活 在 海裡。

Oysters live in the sea.

這 道 菜 是 牡蠣 湯。

This dish is oyster soup.