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虾
xiā
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- pinyin
- xiā
- simplified
- 虾
- traditional
- 蝦
1 · noun
shrimp; prawn
本批指作为食物的虾类。
Use xia1 for shrimp, not the bound reading ha2.
The shrimp on the plate have already been shelled.
English pronunciation · Synthesized MP3 · Candidate — listening review pending
盘子里的虾已经剥好了壳。
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