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炒蝦拆蟹. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
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炒蝦拆蟹 in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
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Chinese
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saute; pan-fry; to fry saute; pan-fry; to fry; fried |
shrimp; prawn
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to tear open; to tear down; to tear apart to tear open; to tear down; to tear apart; to open |
crab
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| trad. (炒蝦拆蟹)
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炒
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蝦
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拆
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蟹
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| simp. (炒虾拆蟹)
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炒
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虾
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拆
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蟹
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| Literally: “to fry shrimps and crack crabs”.
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Etymology
Crabs and shrimps are two of the symbols used in censorship of swear words.
Pronunciation
Idiom
炒蝦拆蟹
- (Cantonese, colloquial, euphemistic) to use offensive or vulgar words; to swear; to talk dirty
Synonyms
- 爆粗 (baau3 cou1)
- 媽媽聲／妈妈声 (maa1 maa1 seng1)