大閘蟹

See also: 大闸蟹

Chinese

		big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor	gear; watergate	crab
trad. (大閘蟹)		大	閘	蟹
simp. (大闸蟹)		大	闸	蟹
alternative forms		大煠蟹

Etymology

The second character is originally 煠 (zaq8, “to boil”) in Wu.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dàzháxiè

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˋ ㄓㄚˊ ㄒㄧㄝˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): daai⁶ zaap⁶ haai⁵
Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ⁶du-zaq₈-ha₅ / ²dou₆-zaq₈-ha₃

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dàzháxiè
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄓㄚˊ ㄒㄧㄝˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dàjhásiè
  - Wade–Giles: ta⁴-cha²-hsieh⁴
  - Yale: dà-já-syè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahjarshieh
  - Palladius: дачжасе (dačžase)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tä⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂä³⁵ ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: daai⁶ zaap⁶ haai⁵
  - Yale: daaih jaahp háaih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: daai⁶ dzaap⁹ haai⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: dai⁶ zab⁶ hai⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /taːi̯²² t͡saːp̚² haːi̯¹³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶du-zaq₈-ha₅
  - MiniDict: du^去 zah^入 ha^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³du-zaq₅-ha₂
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /du²² zaʔ⁵⁵ ha²¹/
- (Northern: Suzhou)
  - Wugniu: ²dou₆-zaq₈-ha₃
  - MiniDict: dou^去 zah^入 ha^上
  - Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /dəu²² zɑʔ³³ hɑ/

Noun

大閘蟹

Chinese mitten crab
(Cantonese) shareholder holding stock worth below purchase price

Synonyms

(crab): 毛蟹 (máoxiè)

Hyponyms

(crab): 上海毛蟹 (Shànghǎi máoxiè)