老虎蟹

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Chinese

tiger; tractor crab
trad. (老虎蟹) 老虎
simp. #(老虎蟹) 老虎

Etymology

“no matter how”
Two theories exist.
  • From figurative sense, describing people as fierce as tigers and crabs.
  • Corrupted from the vulgar phrase 𲈹 (lou5 hai1, literally old cunt).

Pronunciation


Noun

老虎蟹

  1. spanner crab (Ranina ranina)

Synonyms

Adverb

老虎蟹

  1. (Cantonese) no matter how
    老虎蟹 [Cantonese]  ―  lou5 fu2 haai5 dou1 zai3   ―  must agree; must accept