| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
| 1 | 牡蛎 | 牡蠣 | mǔ lì | mu3 li4 | oyster | ||
| 2 | 蛤蛎 | 蛤蠣 | gé lì | ge2 li4 | clam; same as 蛤蜊 | ||
| 3 | 海蛎 | 海蠣 | hǎi lì | hai3 li4 | oyster | ||
| 4 | 海蛎子 | 海蠣子 | hǎi lì zi | hai3 li4 zi5 | oyster | ||
| 5 | 蛎 | 蠣 | lì | li4 | oyster | ||
| 6 | 蛎黄 | 蠣黃 | lì huáng | li4 huang2 | the flesh of oyster; marinated oyster meat | ||
| 7 | 蛎鹬 | 蠣鷸 | lì yù | li4 yu4 | (bird species of China) Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) |