大閘蟹
See also: 大闸蟹
Chinese edit
big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor |
gear; watergate | crab | ||
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trad. (大閘蟹) | 大 | 閘 | 蟹 | |
simp. (大闸蟹) | 大 | 闸 | 蟹 | |
alternative forms | 大煠蟹 |
Etymology edit
The second character is originally 煠 (zaq8, “to boil”) in Wu.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
大閘蟹
- Chinese mitten crab
- (Cantonese) shareholder holding stock worth below purchase price
Synonyms edit
- (crab): 毛蟹 (máoxiè)
Hyponyms edit
- (crab): 上海毛蟹 (Shànghǎi máoxiè)