軟腳蟹

軟腳蟹

Chinese

		soft; flexible	role; foot; base	crab
trad. (軟腳蟹)		軟	腳	蟹
simp. (软脚蟹)		软	脚	蟹

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): ruǎnjiǎoxiè

  (Zhuyin): ㄖㄨㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄝˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun⁵ goek³ haai⁵
• Wu (Wiktionary): nyoe jiaq ha (T3)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: ruǎnjiǎoxiè [Phonetic: ruánjiǎoxiè]
    • Zhuyin: ㄖㄨㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄝˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: roanjeaushieh
    • IPA ^(key): /ʐu̯än²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: jyun⁵ goek³ haai⁵
    • Yale: yúhn geuk háaih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jyn⁵ goek⁸ haai⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: yun⁵ gêg³ hai⁵
    • IPA ^(key): /jyːn¹³ kœ̽ːk̚³ häːi̯¹³/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: nyoe jiaq ha (T3)
    • IPA ^(key): /n̠ʲø²² t͡ɕia̱ʔ⁵⁵ ha̱²¹/

Noun

軟腳蟹

1. (literally) soft-legged crab
2. (figuratively, derogatory) softie; wuss; chicken