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

Mandarin
(Pinyin): pípíxiā

(Zhuyin): ㄆㄧˊ ㄆㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄚ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: pípíxiā
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄧˊ ㄆㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄚ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pyipyishia
  - IPA ^(key): /pʰi³⁵ pʰi³⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/

Noun

皮皮蝦

mantis shrimp; stomatopod

Synonyms

蝦蛄／虾蛄 (xiāgū)
琵琶蝦／琵琶虾 (pípáxiā)
(Cantonese) 瀨尿蝦／濑尿虾

Derived terms

皮皮蝦，我們走／皮皮虾，我们走

See also

Vietnamese: bề bề

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