Pronunciation: chēng, zi.

chēng: vowel: ch, rhyme: eng, tone: first.

zi: consonant: z, rhyme: i, tone: soft.

Razor clam [ chēng zi ]

Interpretation: mollusk with two narrow mesoshells. Lives in seawater near the shore. The meat is edible.

Expanded Information:

Razor clam (chēng) razor clam is a marine shellfish. Mollusks. Between the two shells, narrow and long shape, outside the egg yellow, inside the white, living in the sea near the shore, can also be cultured, meat flavor. There are razor clams, bamboo razor clams and other species.

Chēng, pronounced like "摊" in Minnan language and "青" in Ou language. Razor clams are commonly found in the mud and sand of the intertidal zone (especially in the temperate zone). The shell is long and narrow, razor-sharp, and up to 20 centimeters (8 inches) long. The axopods are large and active, moving quickly up and down in the burrow and quickly retracting into the burrow when frightened. Feeds on food particles in seawater with a short hose.

Some species can swim short distances by spraying water through the hose. The razor clams of the Pacific coast of North America (Siliqua patula) do not inhabit fixed burrows, but live in the quicksand of beaches that are constantly being washed by waves.