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Chinese
Etymology
- “no matter how”
- Two theories exist.
- From figurative sense, describing people as fierce as tigers and crabs.
- Corrupted from the vulgar phrase 老閪/老𲈹 (lou5 hai1, literally “old cunt”).
Pronunciation
Noun
老虎蟹
- spanner crab (Ranina ranina)
Synonyms
Adverb
老虎蟹
- (Cantonese) no matter how
- 老虎蟹都制 [Cantonese] ― lou5 fu2 haai5 dou1 zai3 ― must agree; must accept