吃螃蟹

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Chinese

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eat; eradicate; destroy
eat; eradicate; destroy; receive; stammer
 
crab
trad. (吃螃蟹) 螃蟹
simp. #(吃螃蟹) 螃蟹
Literally: “to eat crab”.

Etymology

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From Lu Xun:

第一吃螃蟹令人佩服不是勇士 [MSC, trad.]
第一吃螃蟹令人佩服不是勇士 [MSC, simp.]
Dìyī ge chī pángxiè de rén shì hěn lìngrén pèifú de, bùshì yǒngshì shéi gǎn qù chī tā ne? [Pinyin]
The first to eat crab is worthy of admiration. Who would dare eat it if they are not brave?

Pronunciation

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Verb

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吃螃蟹

  1. (Mainland China) to try something new