大闸蟹

Traditional: 大閘蟹

dà zhá xiè

Dictionary entry

Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis); Shanghai hairy crab

What does 大闸蟹 mean?

大闸蟹 (dà zhá xiè) has the following dictionary meaning.

1Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis); Shanghai hairy crab

Character breakdown

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大dàbig; large; great · older (than another person)闸zháold variant of 閘|闸[zha2] · sluice 蟹xiècrab

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How to pronounce 大闸蟹

大闸蟹

dà zhá xiè

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