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大閘蟹

简 大闸蟹 · 繁 大閘蟹
Mandarin · pinyin dà zhá xiè

Meanings

  1. Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis); Shanghai hairy crab
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大
dà · big, great, vast, large, high
閘
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蟹
xiè · crab
闸
zhá · sluice; flood gate, canal lock
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4–2–4 · da4 zha2 xie4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

daai6 zaap6 haai5

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noun

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

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