蜂蝦

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Pronunciation

Peng'im: pang1 hê5
POJ: phang-hê
Variety: chaozhou

Meanings and usage

noun: silkworm chrysalis
蜂蝦, 蠶蛹

Two dialect-tagged senses share this reading ('silkworm chrysalis' tagged Southern Min broadly, vs. 'bee pupa' tagged specifically Taiwanese-Hokkien/Zhangzhou); chose the broader Southern Min sense as more plausibly the Teochew one.

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