蝦 (haa1) — shrimp; prawn in Cantonese
haaˉ¹蝦简 虾
Mandarin Pinyin: xia1
Meaning of 蝦
nounshrimp; prawn
noun(jyutping) haa1 - Cantonese only
nounbully; pick on sb | [synonym] [粵] 恰, [國] 欺負
noun(slang) 1. bully; 2. intimidate
Example Sentences with 蝦
dimˊ²點samˉ¹心naam˗₃蘸haaˉ¹蝦zoeng3.醬。
Dip dim sum in shrimp paste.
ngoˏ₅我zungˉ¹鍾ji˗₃意haaˉ¹蝦zoeng3.醬。
I like shrimp paste.
maaiˏ₅買zeonˉ¹樽haaˉ¹蝦zoeng3.醬。
Buy a jar of shrimp paste.
zingˉ¹蒸jyuˎ₄魚lokˍ₆落haaˉ¹蝦zoeng3.醬。
Add shrimp paste when steaming fish.
haaˉ¹蝦zoeng˗₃醬houˊ²好hoengˉ¹香wo3.喎。
The shrimp paste smells really good!
Words Containing 蝦
蝦仁haa1 jan4
peeled shrimp; shrimp meat
攋尿蝦laai6 niu6 haa1
squillid mantis shrimp
桂林風味蝦gwai3 lam4 fung1 mei6 haa1
Guilin style shrimp
蝦醬haa1 zoeng3
shrimp paste
瀨尿蝦laai6 niu6 haa1
squillid mantis shrimp | Other Chin. names: 螳螂蝦; 爬蝦; 口蝦蛄; 富貴蝦; 琵琶蝦 | Std. Chin.: 蝦蛄
泥蝦nai4 haa1
sand prawn (Metapenaeus ensis)
蘇蝦sou1 haa1
baby
澳洲龍蝦ou3 zau1 lung4 haa1
Australia Lobster
大頭蝦daai6 tau4 haa1
an absentminded person (term not commonly used much now);
蝦腸haa1 coeng2
rice noodle roll stuffed with shrimp/prawns -- abbreviation of 鮮蝦腸粉; a common dim sum (點心) dish
珍珠龍蝦zan1 zyu1 lung4 haa1
white spotted lobster
基圍蝦gei1 wai4 haa1
greasyback shrimp; prawn
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