Cantonese Dictionary

蜆鴨

hin2 aap3

Mandarin: xian3 ya1

Simplified: 蚬鸭

wild duck

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蝦

haa1

Mandarin: xia1

Simplified: 虾

shrimp; prawn

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蝦丸

haa1 jyun4*2

shrimp ball

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蝦丸

haa1 jyun2

Mandarin: xia1 wan2

Simplified: 虾丸

Shrimp balls

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蝦人

haa1 jan4

Mandarin: xia1 ren2

Simplified: 虾人

bullying someone

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蝦公

haa1 gung1

Mandarin: xia1 gong1

Simplified: 虾公

shrimp; prawn

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蝦子麵

haa1 zi2 min6

shrimp roe noodle

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蝦春

haa1 ceon1

Mandarin: xia1 chun1

Simplified: 虾春

shrimp roe

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蝦條

haa1 tiu4*2

Cantonese

prawn crackers, shrimp chips (Calbee (卡樂B) brand is usually implied)

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蝦條

haa1 tiu2

Mandarin: xia1 tiao2

Simplified: 虾条

shrimp strip; prawn strip

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蝦毛

haa1 mou4*1

an unimportant person

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蝦毛

haa1 mou1

Mandarin: xia1 mao2

Simplified: 虾毛

a tiny prawn; an unimportant person

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蝦油

haa1 jau4

Mandarin: xia1 you2

shrimp sauce

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蝦球

haa1 kau4

Mandarin: xia1 qiu2

Simplified: 虾球

shrimp ball; prawn ball

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蝦瘌

haa1 laat3

Cantonese

a type of small crab

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蝦瘌

haa1 laat6

Mandarin: xia1 la4

Simplified: 虾瘌

small crab (spoken)

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蝦眼水

haa1 ngaan5 seoi2

Mandarin: xia1 yan3 shui3

Simplified: 虾眼水

water just before the boiling point when it just starts bubbling at around 75 to 80 degrees Celsius

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蝦碌

haa1 luk1

Mandarin: xia1 lu4

Simplified: 虾碌

clumsy (spoken)

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蝦笱

haa1 gau2

Mandarin: xia1 gou3

Simplified: 虾笱

nest that is used to catch the shrimp

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蝦米

haa1 mai5

dried shrimp

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蝦米腸

haa1 mai5 coeng4*2

dried shrimp rolls

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蝦腸

haa1 coeng4*2

rice noodle roll stuffed with shrimp/prawns -- abbreviation of 鮮蝦腸粉; a common dim sum (點心) dish

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蝦腸

haa1 coeng2

Mandarin: xia1 chang2

Simplified: 虾肠

Shrimp intestine; prawn rice noodle roll

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蝦膏

haa1 gou1

Mandarin: xia1 gao1

Simplified: 虾膏

shrimp paste; prawn paste

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蝦虎魚

haa1 fu2 jyu4*2

Mandarin: [xia1 hu3 yu2

a goby | also 林哥

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蝦蛄

haa1 gu1

Mandarin: xia1 gu1

squillid mantis shrimp | a.k.a. (slang) 賴尿蝦, 螳螂蝦,爬蝦,口蝦蛄,富貴蝦,琵琶蝦

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蝦蝦霸霸

haa1 haa1 baa3 baa3

Mandarin: xia1 ha2 ba4 ba4

Simplified: 虾虾霸霸

bullying (spoken)

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蝦轆

haa1 luk1

Mandarin: xia1 lu4

Simplified: 虾辘

clumsy (spoken)

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蝦醬

haa1 zoeng3

shrimp paste

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蝦醬鮮魷

haa1 zoeng3 sin1 jau4*2

squid in salty shrimp sauce

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