蝦線

See also: 虾线

Chinese

		shrimp; prawn	thread; string; wire thread; string; wire; line
trad. (蝦線/蝦綫)		蝦	線/綫
simp. (虾线)		虾	线

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiāxiàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄚ ㄒㄧㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): haa¹ sin³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiāxiàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚ ㄒㄧㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siasiàn
    • Wade–Giles: hsia¹-hsien⁴
    • Yale: syā-syàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiashiann
    • Palladius: сясянь (sjasjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: haa¹ sin³
    • Yale: hā sin
    • Cantonese Pinyin: haa¹ sin³
    • Guangdong Romanization: ha¹ xin³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /haː⁵⁵ siːn³³/

Noun

蝦線

1. Shrimp/Prawn's digestive system, or the (usually) dark line running down its back. It is removed by some when cleaning the shrimp/prawn.