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皮皮蝦。
Chinese
| leather; skin; fur | leather; skin; fur | shrimp; prawn | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (皮皮蝦) | 皮 | 皮 | 蝦 | |
| simp. (皮皮虾) | 皮 | 皮 | 虾 | |
Etymology
Originally a Northern Chinese word. Speculated by some to be a corruption of 琵琶蝦／琵琶虾 (pípáxiā, “pipa shrimp”), from the similarity in shape.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: pípíxiā
- Zhuyin: ㄆㄧˊ ㄆㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄚ
- Tongyong Pinyin: pípísia
- Wade–Giles: pʻi2-pʻi2-hsia1
- Yale: pí-pí-syā
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pyipyishia
- Palladius: пипися (pipisja)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pʰi³⁵ pʰi³⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
皮皮蝦
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 蝦蛄 (“mantis shrimp”)
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 蝦蛄 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 皮皮蝦 |
| Taiwan | 蝦蛄 | |
| Harbin | 蝦耙子 | |
| Singapore | 蝦蛄 | |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 螻蛄蝦, 蝦耙子 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 瀨尿蝦 |
| Hong Kong | 瀨尿蝦 | |
| Dongguan | 富貴蝦, 瀨尿蝦 | |
| Penang (Guangfu) | 瀨尿蝦 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 瀨尿蝦 | |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 瀨尿蝦 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 蝦蛄 |
| Singapore (Fuqing) | 蝦蛄 | |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 蝦蛄 |
| Tainan (Anping) | 蝦蛄, 蝦猴 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 蝦蛄 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 蝦蛄 | |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 蝦蛄 |
| Xianyou | 蝦蛄 | |
| Wu | Ningbo | 蝦皮彈蟲, 蝦蛄彈, 惹尿撲 |
Derived terms
See also
- Vietnamese: bề bề