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蝦米

蝦米

See also: 虾米

Chinese

		shrimp; prawn	(measure word) meter; rice
trad. (蝦米)		蝦	米
simp. (虾米)		虾	米

Noun

蝦米

dried shrimp
(dialect, north China) little shrimp

Etymology 2

From Min Nan 啥物 (siáⁿ-mih, “what”).

Noun

蝦米

(dated, slang, chiefly Mandarin) what

Derived terms

嘸蝦米／呒虾米

Etymology

From 蝦／虾 (xiā, “shrimp”) + 米 (mǐ, “rice”)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xiāmǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄚㄇㄧˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): haa¹ mai⁵
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): hà-mí
Min Nan (POJ): hê-bí / hêe-bí

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiāmǐ → xiāmi (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚㄇㄧˇ → ㄒㄧㄚㄇㄧ˙ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shia.mii
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯a̠⁵⁵ mi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ → /ɕi̯a̠⁵⁵ mi²/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: haa¹ mai⁵
  - Yale: hā máih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: haa¹ mai⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /hɑː⁵⁵ mɐi̯¹³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hà-mí
  - Hakka Romanization System: haˇ mi`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ha² mi³
  - IPA: /ha¹¹ mi³¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hê-bí
  - Tâi-lô: hê-bí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: he'bie
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /he²⁴⁻²² bi⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /he²⁴⁻¹¹ bi⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /he²³⁻³³ bi⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /he²⁴⁻²² bi⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hêe-bí
  - Tâi-lô: hêe-bí
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hɛ¹³⁻²² bi⁵³/