軟腳蟹

Chinese

		soft; flexible	role; foot; base	crab
trad. (軟腳蟹)		軟	腳	蟹
simp. (软脚蟹)		软	脚	蟹

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): ruǎnjiǎoxiè

  (Zhuyin): ㄖㄨㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄝˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun⁵ goek³ haai⁵
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶gnioe-ciaq-ha

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: ruǎnjiǎoxiè [Phonetic: ruánjiǎoxiè]
    • Zhuyin: ㄖㄨㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄝˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ruǎnjiǎosiè
    • Wade–Giles: juan³-chiao³-hsieh⁴
    • Yale: rwǎn-jyǎu-syè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: roanjeaushieh
    • Palladius: жуаньцзяосе (žuanʹczjaose)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐu̯än²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jyun⁵ goek³ haai⁵
    • Yale: yúhn geuk háaih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jyn⁵ goek⁸ haai⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: yun⁵ gêg³ hai⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyːn¹³ kœːk̚³ haːi̯¹³/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶gnioe-ciaq-ha
    • MiniDict: nyoe^去 ciah ha
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³nyyoe-jiaq-ha
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /n̠ʲyø²² t͡ɕiaʔ⁵⁵ ha²¹/

Noun

軟腳蟹

1. (literally) soft-legged crab
2. (figurative, derogatory) softie; wuss; chicken