大閘蟹

See also: 大闸蟹

Chinese

		big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor	gear; watergate	crab
trad. (大閘蟹)		大	閘	蟹
simp. (大闸蟹)		大	闸	蟹
alternative forms		大煠蟹

Etymology

The second character is originally 煠 (zaq8, “to boil”) in Wu.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dàzháxiè

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˋ ㄓㄚˊ ㄒㄧㄝˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): daai⁶ zaap⁶ haai⁵
• Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ⁶du-zaq₈-ha₅ / ²dou₆-zaq₈-ha₃

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dàzháxiè
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄓㄚˊ ㄒㄧㄝˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dàjhásiè
    • Wade–Giles: ta⁴-cha²-hsieh⁴
    • Yale: dà-já-syè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahjarshieh
    • Palladius: дачжасе (dačžase)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tä⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂä³⁵ ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: daai⁶ zaap⁶ haai⁵
    • Yale: daaih jaahp háaih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: daai⁶ dzaap⁹ haai⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: dai⁶ zab⁶ hai⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /taːi̯²² t͡saːp̚² haːi̯¹³/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶du-zaq₈-ha₅
    • MiniDict: du^去 zah^入 ha^去
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³du-zaq₅-ha₂
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /du²² zaʔ⁵⁵ ha²¹/
  • (Northern: Suzhou)
    • Wugniu: ²dou₆-zaq₈-ha₃
    • MiniDict: dou^去 zah^入 ha^上
    • Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /dəu²² zɑʔ³³ hɑ/

Noun

大閘蟹

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

Synonyms

• (crab): 毛蟹 (máoxiè)

Hyponyms

• (crab): 上海毛蟹 (Shànghǎi máoxiè)