蝦米薟

See also: 虾米莶

Chinese

		dried and shelled small shrimp; small shrimp
trad. (蝦米薟)		蝦米	薟
simp. (虾米莶)		虾米	莶

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiāmixiāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄚ ˙ㄇㄧ ㄒㄧㄤ

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hê-bí-hiam

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiāmixiāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚ ˙ㄇㄧ ㄒㄧㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siami̊siang
    • Wade–Giles: hsia¹-mi⁵-hsiang¹
    • Yale: syā-mi-syāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shia.mishiang
    • Palladius: сямисян (sjamisjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ mi² ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hê-bí-hiam
    • Tâi-lô: hê-bí-hiam
    • Phofsit Daibuun: he'by'hiafm
    • IPA (Singapore): /he²⁴⁻²¹ bi⁴²⁻²⁴ hiam⁴⁴/

Noun

蝦米薟

1. (Singapore Hokkien) a dry spiced sambal composed of small dried shrimp, desiccated coconut shavings, chilli, lemongrass, peppercorns, shallots, garlic, turmeric, galangal, and various other spices, traditionally combined by roughly pounding in a mortar and pestle before frying.
2. (Singapore Hokkien) sambal belacan

Descendants

• → English: hae bee hiam