大閘蟹

See also: 大闸蟹

Chinese

		big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor	gear; watergate	crab
trad. (大閘蟹)		大	閘	蟹
simp. (大闸蟹)		大	闸	蟹

Etymology

The second syllable is originally 煠 (zaq8, “to boil”) in Wu.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dàzháxiè

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˋ ㄓㄚˊ ㄒㄧㄝˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): daai⁶ zaap⁶ haai⁵
• Wu (Wiktionary): du zaq ha (T3)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dàzháxiè
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄓㄚˊ ㄒㄧㄝˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dàjhásiè
    • Wade–Giles: ta⁴-cha²-hsieh⁴
    • Yale: dà-já-syè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahjarshieh
    • Palladius: дачжасе (dačžase)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tä⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂä³⁵ ɕjɛ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: daai⁶ zaap⁶ haai⁵
    • Yale: daaih jaahp háaih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: daai⁶ dzaap⁹ haai⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: dai⁶ zab⁶ hai⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /taːi̯²² t͡saːp̚² haːi̯¹³/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: du zaq ha (T3)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /d̥v̩ʷ²² z̥a̱ʔ⁵⁵ ha̱²¹/

Noun

大閘蟹

1. Chinese mitten crab
2. (Cantonese) shareholder holding stock worth below purchase price

Synonyms

• (crab): 毛蟹 (máoxiè)

Hyponyms

• (crab): 上海毛蟹 (Shànghǎi máoxiè)