吃螃蟹

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Chinese

eat; eradicate; destroy
eat; eradicate; destroy; receive; stammer
 
crab
trad. (吃螃蟹) 螃蟹
simp. #(吃螃蟹) 螃蟹
Literally: “to eat crab”.

Etymology

From Lu Xun:

第一吃螃蟹令人佩服不是勇士 [MSC, trad.]
第一吃螃蟹令人佩服不是勇士 [MSC, simp.]
Dìyī ge chī pángxiè de rén shì hěn lìngrén pèifú de, bùshì yǒngshì shéi gǎn qù chī tā ne?
The first to eat crab is worthy of admiration. Who would dare eat it if they are not brave?

Pronunciation


Verb

吃螃蟹

  1. (Mainland China) to try something new