蝦子

Chinese

Etymology 1

		shrimp; prawn	diminutive suffix
trad. (蝦子)		蝦	子
simp. (虾子)		虾	子

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): xiāzi

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄚ ˙ㄗ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): xia¹ zi³
Cantonese (Jyutping): haa¹ zi²
Gan (Wiktionary): ha¹ zi
Xiang
(Changsha, Wiktionary): ha¹ zr / xia¹ zr

(Hengyang, Wiktionary): ha¹ zr

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiāzi
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚ ˙ㄗ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siazi̊h
  - Wade–Giles: hsia¹-tzŭ⁵
  - Yale: syā-dz
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shia.tzy
  - Palladius: сяцзы (sjaczy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ d͡z̥z̩²/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: xia¹ zi³
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: xiaz
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕia⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: haa¹ zi²
  - Yale: hā jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: haa¹ dzi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: ha¹ ji²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /haː⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: ha¹ zi
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ha⁴² t͡sz̩²/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: ha¹ zr / xia¹ zr
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xa̠³³ t͡sz̩³/, /ɕi̯a̠³³ t͡sz̩³/
- (Hengyang)
  - Wiktionary: ha¹ zr
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xä⁴⁴⁵ t͡sz̩³/

Noun

蝦子

shrimp; prawn
(Changsha Xiang, figurative, humorous) tea leaf
(Sichuanese, figurative) coward; chicken; scaredy cat

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 蝦 (“shrimp; prawn”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		蝦
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		蝦
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	蝦, 蝦米 small
	Taiwan	蝦, 蝦子
	Langfang	蝦
	Chengde	蝦
	Chifeng	蝦
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	蝦, 蝦米
	Heihe	蝦, 蝦米
	Qiqihar	蝦, 蝦米
	Harbin	蝦, 蝦米兒
	Jiamusi	蝦, 蝦米
	Baicheng	蝦, 蝦米
	Changchun	蝦米
	Tonghua	蝦, 蝦米
	Shenyang	蝦, 蝦米
	Jinzhou	蝦, 蝦米
	Malaysia	蝦
	Singapore	蝦
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	蝦米
	Tangshan	蝦, 蝦米
	Cangzhou	蝦米
	Baoding	蝦
	Shijiazhuang	蝦
	Lijin	蝦
	Jinan	蝦, 蝦米 small
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	蝦
	Dandong	蝦, 蝦米
	Yantai	蝦
	Yantai (Muping)	蝦
	Qingdao	蝦
	Zhucheng	蝦子
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	蝦
	Lingbao	馬蝦
	Jining	蝦
	Daming	蝦米
	Wanrong	蝦
	Linfen	蝦兒
	Shangqiu	蝦, 蝦米, 馬蝦
	Yuanyang	蝦, 蝦米
	Zhengzhou	馬蝦
	Xinyang	麻蝦
	Baihe	蝦, 蝦米
	Xi'an	蝦, 蝦米
	Baoji	蝦, 蝦米
	Tianshui	蝦米
	Xining	蝦, 蝦米
	Xuzhou	馬蝦, 蝦
	Fuyang	馬蝦
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	蝦, 蝦米
	Lanzhou	蝦, 蝦米
	Dunhuang	蝦
	Hami	蝦米
	Ürümqi	蝦米
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	蝦子, 蝦
	Nanchong	蝦子
	Dazhou	蝦子
	Hanyuan	蝦子
	Xichang	蝦子
	Zigong	蝦子, 馬蝦
	Chongqing	蝦子
	Wuhan	蝦子, 蝦, 蝦米
	Yichang	蝦, 蝦米
	Xiangyang	馬蝦
	Tianmen	蝦, 蝦米
	Guiyang	蝦子
	Zunyi	蝦
	Bijie	蝦子
	Liping	蝦子
	Zhaotong	蝦
	Dali	蝦子
	Kunming	蝦, 蝦米
	Mengzi	蝦
	Guilin	蝦子, 蝦
	Liuzhou	蝦, 蝦公, 蝦子
	Jishou	蝦公
	Changde	蝦子
	Hanzhong	蝦, 蝦米
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	蝦子, 蝦
	Yangzhou	蝦子, 蝦
	Lianyungang	蝦子, 蝦
	Lianshui	蝦子
	Nantong	蝦兒, 蝦米
	Anqing	蝦子
	Wuhu	蝦子
	Hefei	蝦子, 馬蝦
	Chuzhou	蝦子
	Huanggang	蝦子
	Hong'an	蝦子
Cantonese	Guangzhou	蝦, 蝦公
	Hong Kong	蝦
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	蝦公
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	蝦
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	蝦公
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	蝦公, 蝦仔
	Macau	蝦
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	蝦
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	蝦
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	蝦公
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	蝦公
	Foshan	蝦
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	蝦
	Foshan (Shunde)	蝦
	Foshan (Sanshui)	蝦公
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	蝦
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	蝦公
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	蝦
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	蝦
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	蝦
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	蝦
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	蝦
	Taishan	蝦
	Kaiping (Chikan)	蝦
	Enping (Niujiang)	蝦
	Heshan (Yayao)	蝦
	Dongguan	蝦, 蝦公
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	蝦
	Qingyuan	蝦公
	Fogang	蝦
	Yingde (Hanguang)	蝦公
	Yangshan	蝦
	Lianshan (Butian)	蝦
	Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui)	蝦
	Shaoguan	蝦
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	蝦
	Renhua	蝦公
	Lechang	蝦, 蝦公
	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	蝦
	Sihui	蝦
	Guangning	蝦
	Deqing	蝦
	Huaiji	蝦公
	Fengkai (Nanfeng)	蝦
	Yunfu	蝦公
	Xinxing	蝦
	Luoding	蝦公
	Yunan (Pingtai)	蝦
	Yangjiang	蝦
	Xinyi	蝦
	Lianjiang	蝦
	Nanning	蝦, 蝦公
	Wuzhou	蝦
	Yulin	蝦
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	蝦
	Beihai	蝦
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	蝦
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	蝦
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	蝦
	Danzhou	蝦
	Sanya (Yanglan; Maihua)	蝦
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	蝦
	Singapore (Guangfu)	蝦
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	蝦
Móng Cái	蝦
Gan	Nanchang	蝦子
	Pengze	蝦子
	Lichuan	蝦公
	Pingxiang	蝦公
	Liuyang	蝦子
Hakka	Meixian	蝦公
	Xingning	蝦公
	Dabu (Xihe)	蝦公
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	蝦
	Huiyang	蝦公
	Huidong (Daling)	蝦公
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	蝦公
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	蝦
	Guangzhou (Zhengguo, Zengcheng)	蝦公
	Zhongshan (Wuguishan)	蝦公
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	蝦公
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	蝦公, 蝦
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	蝦
	Wuhua (Changbu)	蝦
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	蝦
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	蝦公
	Wengyuan	蝦伯
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	蝦公
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	蝦公
	Liannan	蝦公
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	蝦
	Jiexi	蝦公
	Luhe	蝦
	Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)	蝦公
	Nanjing (Meilin)	蝦
	Nanjing (Tianluokeng, Shuyang)	蝦
	Changting	蝦公
	Longyan (Yongding)	蝦公
	Longyan (Xiayang, Yongding)	蝦公, 蝦
	Longyan (Gaobei, Yongding)	蝦
	Longyan (Hukeng, Yongding)	蝦公
	Wuping	蝦公
	Wuping (Yanqian)	蝦公
	Wuping (Pingyu)	蝦公
	Liancheng	蝦公
	Ninghua	蝦公
	Yudu	蝦蟲
	Ningdu	蝦公
	Ruijin	蝦公
	Shicheng	蝦公
	Shangyou (Shexi)	蝦公
	Tonggu (Sandu)	蝦公
	Ganzhou (Panlong)	蝦公
	Dayu	蝦公
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	蝦公
	Miaoli (Zaoqiao; N. Sixian)	蝦公
	Miaoli (Touwu; N. Sixian)	蝦公
	Miaoli (Nanzhuang; N. Sixian)	蝦公
	Miaoli (Shitan; N. Sixian)	蝦公
	Miaoli (Sanwan; N. Sixian)	蝦公
	Miaoli (Toufen; N. Sixian)	蝦公
	Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian)	蝦公
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian)	蝦公
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	蝦公
	Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)	蝦公
	Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)	蝦公
	Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)	蝦公
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	蝦公
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	蝦公
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	蝦公
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping)	蝦公
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	蝦
	Hong Kong	蝦公
	Yangxi (Tangkou)	蝦
Yangchun (Sanjia)	蝦公
Xinyi (Sihe)	蝦
Xinyi (Qianpai)	蝦公
Gaozhou (Xindong)	蝦公
Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)	蝦公
Huazhou (Xin'an)	蝦
Lianjiang (Shijiao)	蝦公
Lianjiang (Qingping)	蝦公
Mengshan (Xihe)	蝦公
Fumian (Xisha, Xinqiao)	蝦
Luchuan	蝦公
Luchuan (Daqiao)	蝦公
Luchuan (Sihe, Hengshan)	蝦公
Bobai (Cuntou, Xintian)	蝦公
Beiliu (Mumian, Xilang)	蝦公
Xingye (Gaofeng)	蝦公
Rongxian (Xiandi)	蝦
Chengdu (Hexingchang)	蝦公
Weiyuan (Guanyingtan)	蝦子
Yilong (Ma'an)	蝦子
Xichang (Huanglianguan)	蝦子
Sabah (Longchuan)	蝦
Kuala Lumpur (Dabu)	蝦公
Senai (Huiyang)	蝦公
Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo)	蝦公
Singkawang	蝦公
Huizhou	Jixi	蝦蝦
	Shexian	蝦
	Huangshan (Tunxi)	蝦兒
Jin	Taiyuan	蝦, 蝦米 small
	Yangyuan	蝦
	Datong	蝦
	Xinzhou	蝦兒
	Lüliang (Lishi)	蝦
	Changzhi	蝦, 蝦米
	Linhe	蝦
	Jining	蝦米
	Hohhot	蝦
	Erenhot	蝦米
	Pingshan	蝦
	Zhangjiakou	蝦, 蝦米
	Handan	蝦, 蝦米
	Linzhou	蝦, 蝦米
	Suide	蝦
Jiuxing Yumin	Lanxi	蝦公
Northern Min	Jian'ou	蝦
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	蝦
	Fuqing	蝦
	Matsu	蝦
Southern Min	Xiamen	蝦
	Quanzhou	蝦
	Yongchun	蝦蛄
	Zhangzhou	蝦
	Zhao'an	蝦
	Dongshan	蝦
	Taipei	蝦
	Taipei (Wanhua)	蝦仔
	New Taipei (Tamsui)	蝦
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	蝦
	New Taipei (Pingxi)	蝦
	Kaohsiung	蝦, 蝦仔
	Kaohsiung (Cijin)	蝦
	Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)	蝦
	Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)	蝦, 蝦仔
	Kaohsiung (Tianliao)	蝦
	Yilan	蝦, 蝦仔
	Yilan (Luodong)	蝦
	Yilan (Toucheng)	蝦, 蝦仔
	Changhua (Lukang)	蝦仔
	Changhua (Yongjing)	蝦
	Taichung	蝦仔
	Taichung (Wuqi)	蝦仔
	Tainan	蝦仔
	Tainan (Anping)	蝦
	Taitung	蝦仔
	Hsinchu	蝦仔
	Pingtung (Baoli, Checheng)	蝦
	Kinmen	蝦
	Penghu (Magong)	蝦, 蝦仔
	Penghu (Xiyu)	蝦, 狗蝦
	Penang (Hokkien)	蝦
	Singapore (Hokkien)	蝦
	Manila (Hokkien)	蝦
	Longyan	蝦公仔
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	蝦
	Chaozhou	蝦
	Haifeng	蝦
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	蝦
	Singapore (Teochew)	蝦
	Leizhou	蝦
	Wenchang	蝦
	Haikou	蝦
Puxian Min	Putian	蝦
	Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)	蝦
	Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)	蝦
	Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)	蝦, 紅蝦
	Xianyou	蝦, 紅蝦
	Xianyou (Fengting)	蝦, 紅蝦
	Xianyou (Youyang)	蝦, 紅蝦
Central Min	Yong'an	蝦
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	蝦
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	蝦
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	蝦, 蝦子
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	蝦, 蝦公
Shehua	Fu'an	蝦
	Fuding	蝦
	Luoyuan	蝦
	Sanming	蝦
	Shunchang	蝦
	Hua'an	蝦
	Guixi (Zhangping)	蝦
	Cangnan	蝦
	Jingning (Hexi)	蝦
	Lishui	蝦
	Longyou	蝦
	Chaozhou	蝦
	Fengshun	蝦公
Waxiang	Guzhang (Gaofeng)	蝦
Wu	Shanghai	蝦
	Shanghai (Chongming)	蝦
	Suzhou	蝦
	Wuxi	蝦
	Danyang	沼蝦
	Hangzhou	蝦兒
	Ningbo	蝦
	Wenzhou	蝦兒
	Jinhua	蝦公, 蝦兒
Xiang	Changsha	蝦公子, 蝦子, 金鉤
	Xiangtan	蝦公子
	Loudi	蝦公子
	Shuangfeng	蝦公子
	Hengyang	蝦子
	Quanzhou	蝦公
Xiangnan Tuhua	Jiangyong	蝦關
Xiangnan Tuhua	Dong'an	蝦公
Yuebei Tuhua	Shaoguan (Dacun, Baitu, Qujiang)	蝦公
	Shaoguan (Xiangyang, Xihe, Wujiang)	蝦公
	Shaoguan (Shibei, Xinshao, Zhenjiang)	蝦公
	Renhua (Zhoutian)	蝦公
	Renhua (Shitang)	蝦仔
	Ruyuan (Songwei, Guitou)	蝦公
	Lechang (Changlai)	蝦公
	Lechang (Beixiang)	蝦公
	Lechang (Huangpu)	蝦公婆
	Lechang (Guitang, Pingshi)	蝦公
	Lechang (Sanxi)	蝦公

Dialectal synonyms of 茶葉 (“tea leaf”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		茶葉
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	茶葉, 茶
	Taiwan	茶葉
	Chengde	茶葉
	Chifeng	茶葉, 茶
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	茶葉
	Heihe	茶葉
	Qiqihar	茶葉
	Harbin	茶葉
	Jiamusi	茶葉, 茶
	Baicheng	茶葉
	Changchun	茶葉, 茶
	Tonghua	茶葉
	Shenyang	茶葉, 茶
	Jinzhou	茶葉, 茶
	Singapore	茶葉
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	茶葉
	Tangshan	茶葉, 茶
	Cangzhou	茶葉
	Baoding	茶葉, 茶
	Shijiazhuang	茶葉
	Lijin	茶葉, 茶
	Jinan	茶, 茶葉
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	茶葉
	Dandong	茶葉, 茶
	Yantai	茶葉
	Yantai (Muping)	茶葉
	Qingdao	茶葉
	Zhucheng	茶葉
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	茶葉
	Lingbao	茶葉兒
	Jining	茶葉
	Wanrong	茶葉
	Linfen	茶葉
	Shangqiu	茶葉
	Yuanyang	茶
	Zhengzhou	茶葉, 茶葉兒
	Xinyang	茶葉
	Baihe	茶葉, 茶
	Xi'an	茶葉兒, 茶葉, 茶
	Baoji	茶葉, 茶
	Tianshui	茶葉
	Xining	茶葉, 茶
	Xuzhou	葉子, 茶葉
	Fuyang	茶葉, 葉子
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	茶葉, 茶
	Lanzhou	茶葉子, 茶葉, 茶
	Dunhuang	茶葉
	Hami	茶葉
	Ürümqi	茶葉子, 茶葉
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	茶, 茶葉
	Nanchong	茶葉
	Dazhou	茶
	Hanyuan	茶葉子
	Xichang	茶葉, 茶
	Zigong	茶葉兒
	Chongqing	茶葉
	Wuhan	茶葉
	Yichang	茶葉, 茶
	Xiangyang	茶葉, 茶
	Tianmen	茶葉, 茶
	Guiyang	茶葉
	Zunyi	茶葉
	Bijie	茶葉
	Liping	茶葉
	Zhaotong	茶葉
	Dali	茶葉
	Kunming	茶葉, 茶
	Mengzi	茶葉
	Guilin	茶葉
	Liuzhou	茶葉
	Jishou	茶葉
	Changde	茶葉
	Hanzhong	茶葉, 茶
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	茶葉
	Yangzhou	茶葉
	Lianyungang	茶葉, 茶
	Lianshui	茶葉
	Nantong	茶葉
	Anqing	茶葉
	Wuhu	茶葉
	Hefei	茶葉
	Hong'an	茶葉, 茶
Cantonese	Guangzhou	茶葉
	Hong Kong	茶葉
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	茶葉
	Macau	茶葉
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	茶葉
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	茶葉
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	茶葉
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	茶葉
	Foshan	茶葉
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	茶葉
	Foshan (Shunde)	茶葉
	Foshan (Sanshui)	茶葉
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	茶葉
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	茶葉
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	茶葉
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	茶葉
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	茶葉
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	茶葉
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	茶葉
	Taishan	茶葉
	Kaiping (Chikan)	茶葉
	Enping (Niujiang)	茶葉
	Heshan (Yayao)	茶葉
	Dongguan	茶葉
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	茶葉
	Qingyuan	茶葉
	Fogang	茶葉
	Yingde (Hanguang)	茶葉
	Yangshan	茶葉
	Lianshan (Butian)	茶葉
	Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui)	茶葉
	Shaoguan	茶葉
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	茶葉
	Renhua	茶葉
	Lechang	茶葉
	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	茶葉
	Sihui	茶葉
	Guangning	茶葉
	Deqing	茶葉
	Huaiji	茶葉
	Fengkai (Nanfeng)	茶葉
	Yunfu	茶葉
	Xinxing	茶葉
	Luoding	茶葉
	Yunan (Pingtai)	茶葉
	Xinyi	茶葉
	Lianjiang	茶葉
	Nanning	茶葉
	Wuzhou	茶葉
	Yulin	茶葉
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	茶葉
	Singapore (Guangfu)	茶葉
Gan	Nanchang	茶葉
	Lichuan	茶葉
	Pingxiang	茶葉
Hakka	Meixian	茶葉, 茶米
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	茶葉
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	茶葉
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	茶葉
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	茶葉
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	茶葉
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	茶葉
	Wuhua (Changbu)	茶葉
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	茶葉
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	茶葉
	Jiexi	茶葉
	Luhe	茶葉
	Nanjing (Meilin)	茶葉
	Nanjing (Tianluokeng, Shuyang)	茶米
	Changting	茶葉
	Longyan (Yongding)	茶葉
	Longyan (Xiayang, Yongding)	茶葉
	Longyan (Gaobei, Yongding)	茶葉
	Longyan (Hukeng, Yongding)	茶葉
	Wuping (Zhongshan)	茶葉
	Liancheng (Peitian)	茶葉
	Liancheng (Juxi)	茶葉
	Liancheng (Zhongbao)	茶葉
	Liancheng (Laiyuan)	茶箬
	Yudu	茶葉
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	茶米
	Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian)	茶葉, 茶米
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian)	茶米
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	茶心
	Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)	茶心
	Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)	茶葉
	Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)	茶心
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	茶米
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	茶米
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	茶米
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping)	茶心
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	茶米
	Luchuan (Daqiao)	茶葉
	Singkawang	茶米
	Bangkok (Meixian)	茶葉
	Bangkok (Fengshun)	茶米
Huizhou	Jixi	茶葉
Huizhou	Shexian	茶葉
Jin	Taiyuan	茶葉
	Yangyuan	茶葉
	Datong	茶葉, 茶
	Xinzhou	茶葉
	Lüliang (Lishi)	茶葉
	Changzhi	茶葉, 茶
	Linhe	茶葉, 茶
	Jining	茶葉, 茶
	Hohhot	茶葉, 茶
	Erenhot	茶葉, 茶
	Pingshan	茶葉, 茶
	Zhangjiakou	茶葉
	Handan	茶葉
	Linzhou	茶葉兒
	Suide	茶葉, 茶
Northern Min	Jian'ou	茶茗, 茶
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	茶箬
	Fuzhou (Changle)	茶箬
	Fuqing	茶箬
	Yongtai	茶箬
	Gutian	茶箬
	Fu'an	茶米
	Ningde	茶米
	Shouning	茶米
	Zhouning	茶米
	Fuding	茶箬
	Matsu	茶箬
	Singapore (Fuqing)	茶箬
Southern Min	Xiamen	茶心, 茶箬, 茶米
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	茶心
	Quanzhou	茶心, 茶箬
	Zhangzhou	茶箬, 茶米
	Taipei	茶心, 茶米
	New Taipei (Tamsui)	茶心, 茶米, 茶箬
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	茶米
	New Taipei (Pingxi)	茶米
	Kaohsiung	茶心, 茶箬
	Kaohsiung (Cijin)	茶心
	Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)	茶心, 茶箬仔
	Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)	茶心, 茶箬仔
	Kaohsiung (Tianliao)	茶心, 茶箬
	Yilan	茶心, 茶米
	Yilan (Luodong)	茶心, 茶米
	Yilan (Toucheng)	茶心, 茶米
	Changhua (Lukang)	茶心
	Changhua (Yongjing)	茶箬, 茶米, 茶心
	Taichung	茶米
	Tainan	茶心
	Tainan (Anping)	茶箬, 茶米
	Hsinchu	茶米, 茶心
	Pingtung (Baoli, Checheng)	茶心
	Kinmen	茶心
	Penghu (Magong)	茶心
	Penghu (Xiyu)	茶心, 茶米, 茶箬
	Singapore (Hokkien)	茶箬
	Manila (Hokkien)	茶箬
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	茶箬
	Chaozhou	茶米, 茶香
	Shantou	茶米
	Jieyang	茶米
	Haifeng	茶箬
	Leizhou	茶箬 unprocessed, 茶芽 processed
	Haikou	茶箬
Puxian Min	Putian	茶箬, 茶心
	Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)	茶箬, 茶心
	Xianyou	茶箬, 茶心
Central Min	Yong'an	茶箬, 茶乾
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	茶箬
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	茶葉
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	茶葉
Wu	Shanghai	茶葉
	Shanghai (Chongming)	茶葉
	Suzhou	茶葉
	Danyang	茶葉
	Hangzhou	茶葉
	Ningbo	茶葉
	Wenzhou	茶葉
	Jinhua	茶葉
Xiang	Changsha	茶葉子, 蝦子 humorous
	Loudi	茶
	Quanzhou	茶葉

Etymology 2

	shrimp; prawn	egg; roe
trad. (蝦子)	蝦	子
simp. (虾子)	虾	子
alternative forms	蝦籽／虾籽

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiāzǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄚㄗˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): haa¹ zi²
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hê-chí

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiāzǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚㄗˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siazǐh
  - Wade–Giles: hsia¹-tzŭ³
  - Yale: syā-dž
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiatzyy
  - Palladius: сяцзы (sjaczy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: haa¹ zi²
  - Yale: hā jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: haa¹ dzi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: ha¹ ji²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /haː⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hê-chí
  - Tâi-lô: hê-tsí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hecie
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /he²³⁻³³ t͡si⁴¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /he²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡si⁵³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /he²⁴⁻²² t͡si⁵³/

Noun

蝦子

shrimp roe (Classifier: 粒 c)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 蝦子 (“shrimp roe”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		蝦子
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	蝦子
Northeastern Mandarin	Harbin	蝦子
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	蝦子兒
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	蝦子
	Xi'an	蝦子
	Xuzhou	蝦子
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	蝦子蛋
	Wuhan	蝦子子
	Liuzhou	蝦蛋
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	蝦子
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	蝦子
Cantonese	Guangzhou	蝦春
	Hong Kong	蝦子
	Dongguan	蝦子
Hakka	Meixian	蝦卵
Jin	Taiyuan	蝦子兒
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	蝦卵, 蝦子
Southern Min	Xiamen	蝦卵, 蝦子
	Shantou	蝦春
	Jieyang	蝦春, 蝦卵
	Leizhou	蝦卵
	Haikou	蝦卵
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	蝦子蛋, 蝦蛋
Wu	Shanghai	蝦子
	Shanghai (Chongming)	蝦子
	Suzhou	蝦子
	Danyang	蝦子
	Hangzhou	蝦子
	Ningbo	蝦子
	Wenzhou	蝦子
	Jinhua	蝦兒子

Derived terms

蝦子麵 / 虾子面