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The Chinese word for prawn is

xiā



prawn

Chinese Definition


prawn
     1. 对虾
     2.
     3. 明虾
     4. 大虾
     5. 捕明虾



Translations for prawn and their definitions

     1. shrimp; prawn; lobster
           毛蝦 - shrimp
           明蝦 - prawn
           龍蝦 - lobster
           蝦片 - prawn crackers
     2. to bend; to curve; to flex
     3. (slang) fan of Xiao Zhan
     4. Only used in 蝦蟆
     5. (Cantonese, Hakka, Southwestern Mandarin, Zhongshan Min) to bully; to pick on
     6. Variant of 霞
     7. Variant of 徦


     1. Simplified form of 蝦


明蝦
     1. n. (vern, Chinese white shrimp); vern, fleshy prawn


明虾
     1. Simplified form of 明蝦


對蝦
     1. n. (vern, Chinese white shrimp); vern, fleshy prawn


对虾
     1. Simplified form of 對蝦


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