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賴尿蝦

laai6 niu6 haa1

lai4 niao4 xia1

[1] squillid mantis shrimp | Other Chin. names: 螳螂蝦; 爬蝦; 口蝦蛄; 富貴蝦; 琵琶蝦 | Std. Chin.: 蝦蛄 [2] (slang) bed/pants wetter, used in reference to a child suffering from enuresis [] Also: 拉尿蝦; 瀨尿蝦

This word can only be used in Spoken Cantonese or informal Cantonese writing. 粵

Level: 3

賴尿蝦

賴 laai6 lai4 - [1] [v] rely on; depend on [2] [v] accuse fals
尿 niu6 seoi1 niao4 sui1 - urine; urinate
蝦 haa1 haa4 xia1 ha1 {ha2} - prawn

This word was added by Yeegs on 12th Nov 2005 and last edited on 16th Aug 2006

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