皮皮蝦

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

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

Noun

皮皮蝦

1. 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