螃蟹
páng xiè
Pinyin

Definition

螃蟹
 - 
páng xiè
  1. crab
  2. CL:隻|只[zhī]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (14)

巨蟹
Jù xiè
  1. 1 Cancer (star sign)
巨蟹座
Jù xiè zuò
  1. 1 Cancer (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
螃蟹
páng xiè
  1. 1 crab
  2. 2 CL:隻|只[zhī]
寄居蟹
jì jū xiè
  1. 1 hermit crab
河蟹
hé xiè
  1. 1 river crab
  2. 2 Internet censorship (pun on "harmonious" 和諧|和谐[hé xié], which is blocked by the great firewall of China)
虾兵蟹将
xiā bīng xiè jiàng
  1. 1 shrimp soldiers and crab generals (in mythology or popular fiction, the army of the Dragon King of the Eastern Sea)
  2. 2 useless troops (idiom)
蟹
xiè
  1. 1 crab
蟹爪兰
xiè zhuǎ lán
  1. 1 holiday cactus
蟹粉
xiè fěn
  1. 1 crab meat
蟹肉
xiè ròu
  1. 1 crab meat
蟹酱
xiè jiàng
  1. 1 crab paste
蟹黄
xiè huáng
  1. 1 the ovaries, roe and digestive tract of the crab
  2. 2 soft interior of crab as a food delicacy
  3. 3 crab meat
软脚蟹
ruǎn jiǎo xiè
  1. 1 same as 軟腳蝦|软脚虾[ruǎn jiǎo xiā]
雪蟹
xuě xiè
  1. 1 snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio)

Idioms (1)

虾兵蟹将
xiā bīng xiè jiàng
  1. 1 shrimp soldiers and crab generals (in mythology or popular fiction, the army of the Dragon King of the Eastern Sea)
  2. 2 useless troops (idiom)

Sample Sentences

那吃大闸蟹时和它相配的黄金搭档可就得数绍兴黄酒嘞，不仅颜色上相得益彰，甘润香甜的酒味还可以去除螃蟹的腥味，也更增加了蟹肉的鲜度，是吧？
nà chī dàzháxiè shí hé tā xiāngpèi de huángjīn dādàng kě jiù děi shǔ shàoxīng huángjiǔ lei ，bùjǐn yánsè shàng xiāngdéyìzhāng ，gānrùn xiāng tián de jiǔ wèi hái kěyǐ qùchú pángxiè de xīngwèi ，yě gèng zēngjiā le xiè ròu de xiāndù ，shì ba ？
Then when you're eating Chinese mitten crabs, among the huangjius that go well with it, you must include Shaoxing huangjiu. Not only do their colors complement one another, but the sweet fragrance of the alcohol cuts through the fishy taste of the crab, and increases the freshness of the crab meat. No?
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喝黄酒吃大闸蟹时的工具还很讲究，最神奇的是吃完螃蟹以后，蟹壳还可以完整拼回原来的样子。
hē huángjiǔ chī dàzháxiè shí de gōngjù hái hěn jiǎngjiu ，zuì shénqí de shì chīwán pángxiè yǐhòu ，xiè ké hái kěyǐ wánzhěng pīn huí yuánlái de yàngzi 。
The tools for drinking huangjiu and eating Chinese mitten crabs are also very specialized. The most fascinating thing is that after you've eaten the crabs, the crab shell can be completely reassembled into its original appearance.
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强尼是螃蟹。
Qiángní shì pángxiè 。
Johnny is a crab.
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有一次几个城里人来店里吃饭。吃完以后，就让我带他们去河里钓鱼捉螃蟹，去看油菜花，说是这些东西城里没有，玩得可开心了。
yǒuyīcì jǐ ge chénglǐrén lái diàn lǐ chīfàn 。chīwán yǐhòu ，jiù ràng wǒ dài tāmen qù hé lǐ diàoyú zhuō pángxiè ，qù kàn yóucàihuā ，shuō shì zhèxiē dōngxi chénglǐ méiyǒu ，wán de kě kāixīn le 。
One time some people from the city came to the restaurant to eat. After eating, they asked me to take them to the river to go fishing and catch crabs, and to go look at the rapeseed flowers. They said they don't have these things in the city and they had a really great time.
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清蒸螃蟹
qīngzhēng pángxiè
steamed crab
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小蝌蚪继续往前游，看见了一只螃蟹。
xiǎokēdǒu jìxù wǎng qián yóu ，kànjiàn le yī zhī pángxiè 。
The tadpoles continued swimming forward and saw a crab.
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螃蟹的肚皮是白的。
pángxiè de dùpí shì bái de 。
The crab's belly was white.
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螃蟹摇摇头说：“你们认错了。我有八条腿，你们的妈妈只有四条腿。”
pángxiè yáo yao tóu shuō ：“nǐmen rèncuò le 。wǒ yǒu bā tiáo tuǐ ，nǐmen de māma zhǐ yǒu sì tiáo tuǐ 。”
The crab shook its head and said, "You've got the wrong lady. I have eight legs and your mother only has four."
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谢谢伯父。不过我不能吃螃蟹，我一吃螃蟹就过敏。
xièxie bófù 。bùguò wǒ bùnéng chī pángxiè ，wǒ yī chī pángxiè jiù guòmǐn 。
Thanks uncle, but I can't eat crab. If I eat just a little crab, I'll have an allergic reaction.
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来，晓旭，这是螃蟹，多吃点儿。
lái ，Xiǎoxù ，zhè shì pángxiè ，duō chī diǎnr 。
Over here, Xiao Xu. This is crab, have some.
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