蟹 (haai5 | xie4) : crab

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蟹

haai5

xie4

crab

Stroke count: 19

Level: 1

Radical: (#142)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

蟹

This word has been viewed 13029 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 26th Dec 2014 10:27

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寄居蟹 gei3 geoi1 haai5 ji4 ju1 xie4 = hermit crab

巨蟹星座 geoi6 haai5 sing1 zo6 = Cancer (zodiac)

花蟹 faa1 haai5 = blue crab 粵

青蟹 ceng1 haai5 = mud crab, mangrove crab; [粵]: a $10HK note

肉蟹 juk6 haai5 = mud crab

水蟹 seoi2 haai5 = green crab

紅蟹 hung4 haai5 = coral crab

白蟹 baak6 haai5 = blue swimming crab

炒蝦拆蟹 caau2 haa1 caak3 haai5 = to use bad language; to swear

倒瀉籮蟹 dou2 se3*2 lo4 haai5 = chaotic; messy 粵

軟腳蟹 jyun5 goek3 haai5 = describes a man who is physically weak 粵

蟹厴 haai5 jim2 xie4 yan3 = the under side of the crab 粵

蟹醬 haai5 zoeng3 xie4 jiang1 = crab paste

老虎蟹 lou5 fu2 haai5 = no matter what (lit., "tiger crab") 粵

扮蟹 baan6 haai5 = be tied up 粵

蟹柳 haai5 lau5 = crabstick (crab meat) 粵

螃蟹 pong4 haai5 pang2 xie4 = a crab

沙蟹桌 saa1 haai5 zoek3 = a blackjack table in a casino 粵

螯蟹 ngou4 haai5 ao2 xie4 = chela; a chelate crab

蟹弶 haai5 gong6 = chela; a chelate crabe 粵

蟹籽 haai5 zi2 xie4 zi3 = crab roe

巨蟹座 geoi6 haai5 zo6 = Cancer (Zodiac)

大閘蟹 daai6 zaap6 haai5 da4 zha2 xie4 = mitten crab; financial loser

膏蟹 gou1 haai5 = female crab

大石責死蟹 daai6 sek6 zaak3 sei2 haai5 = overpowered by pressure 粵

河蟹 ho4 haai5 he2 xie4 = river crab; internet censors 國

樓蟹 lau4 haai5 lou2 xie4 = someone who loses money speculating in residential properties 粵

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Unicode code for this character: U+87f9 (off-site link)

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