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 | |
皮皮蝦。
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
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 蝦蛄 (“mantis shrimp”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 蝦蛄 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 皮皮蝦 |
| Taiwan | 蝦蛄 | |
| Harbin | 蝦耙子 | |
| Yantai (Muping) | 螻蛄蝦, 蝦耙子 | |
| Singapore | 蝦蛄 | |
| 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 | |
| Wu | Ningbo | 蝦皮彈蟲, 蝦蛄彈, 惹尿撲 |
Derived terms
- 皮皮蝦，我們走／皮皮虾，我们走
See also
- Vietnamese: bề bề
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