牡蠣 - Oyster - Traditional Chinese word mnemonic

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oyster

牡

male

蠣

oyster

mu3li4 • mǔlì

oyster

oysters

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.

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.