基圍蝦

Chinese

		levee; embankment; dyke	shrimp; prawn
trad. (基圍蝦)		基圍	蝦
simp. (基围虾)		基围	虾

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jīwéixiā

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧ ㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄚ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gei¹ wai⁴ haa¹
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹ci-we-ho; ¹ci-we-hoe

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jīwéixiā
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧ ㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiwéisia
    • Wade–Giles: chi¹-wei²-hsia¹
    • Yale: jī-wéi-syā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiweishia
    • Palladius: цзивэйся (czivɛjsja)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gei¹ wai⁴ haa¹
    • Yale: gēi wàih hā
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gei¹ wai⁴ haa¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: géi¹ wei⁴ ha¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kei̯⁵⁵ wɐi̯²¹ haː⁵⁵/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ¹ci-we-ho; ¹ci-we-hoe
    • MiniDict: ci^平 we ho; ci^平 we hoe
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹ji-hhue-ho; ¹ji-hhue-hoe
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ ɦue³³ ho²¹/, /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ ɦue³³ hø²¹/

Noun

基圍蝦

1. greasyback shrimp; sand shrimp (Metapenaeus ensis)

Synonyms

• 沙蝦／沙虾 (shāxiā)