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蝦
简 虾 · 繁 蝦Characters in this entry
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Mandarin tones
2 · ha2
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
haa1 · haa4
Cantonese word readings for 蝦. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
character · Etymology 1
- shrimp; prawn; lobster (Classifier: 隻／只 m c mn; 尾 m mn)
- to bend; to curve; to flex (to hunch/curl like a shrimp)
- (historical) Manchu term for imperial guard; bodyguard
- (slang) fan of Xiao Zhan
character · Etymology 2
- (literary or in compounds) frog; toad
character · Etymology 3
- (Cantonese, Hakka, Southwestern Mandarin, Zhongshan Min) to bully; to pick on
character · Etymology 4
- (Cantonese, in compounds) baby
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