皮皮蝦
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Chinese[edit]
leather; skin; fur | leather; skin; fur | shrimp; prawn | ||
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trad. (皮皮蝦) | 皮 | 皮 | 蝦 | |
simp. (皮皮虾) | 皮 | 皮 | 虾 |
Etymology[edit]
Originally a Northern Chinese word. Speculated by some to be a corruption of 琵琶蝦/琵琶虾 (pípáxiā, “pipa shrimp”), from the similarity in shape.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
皮皮蝦
Synonyms[edit]
Variety | Location | Words |
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 蝦蛄 | |
Mandarin | Beijing | 皮皮蝦 |
Taiwan | 蝦蛄 | |
Harbin | 蝦耙子 | |
Yantai (Muping) | 螻蛄蝦, 蝦耙子 | |
Singapore | 蝦蛄 | |
Cantonese | Guangzhou | 瀨尿蝦 |
Hong Kong | 瀨尿蝦 | |
Dongguan | 富貴蝦, 瀨尿蝦 | |
Penang (Guangfu) | 瀨尿蝦 | |
Singapore (Guangfu) | 瀨尿蝦 | |
Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 瀨尿蝦 |
Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 蝦蛄 |
Singapore (Fuqing) | 蝦蛄 | |
Southern Min | Tainan | 蝦蛄 |
Tainan (Anping) | 蝦蛄, 蝦猴 | |
Penang (Hokkien) | 蝦蛄 | |
Singapore (Hokkien) | 蝦蛄 | |
Wu | Ningbo | 蝦皮彈蟲, 蝦蛄彈, 惹尿撲 |
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
- Vietnamese: bề bề