"吃螃蟹" meaning in Chinese

See 吃螃蟹 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ pʰɑŋ³⁵ ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ pʰɑŋ³⁵ ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/ Chinese transliterations: chī pángxiè [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄔ ㄆㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄝˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], chī pángxiè [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], chih pángsiè [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], chʻih¹ pʻang²-hsieh⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], chr̄ páng-syè [Mandarin, Yale], chy parngshieh [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], чи пансе [Mandarin, Palladius], či panse [Mandarin, Palladius]
Etymology: From Lu Xun Head templates: {{zh-verb}} 吃螃蟹
  1. (Mainland China) to try something new Wikipedia link: Lu Xun Tags: Mainland-China
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          "ref": " 2016, 杨亚贤 (Yaxian Yang), 高中化学课堂教学渗透生涯指导的实践研究 (Practical research on the career guidance of senior high school chemistry teaching), in 《现代盐化工》 (Modern Salt and Chemical Industry), number 6, abstract",
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          "ref": " 2016, 陈东林 (Donglin Chen), 南社之于新文化运动的纠结与纠偏 (Nanshe’s Entangle with and Rectification to the New Culture Movement), in 《南京理工大学学报(社会科学版)》 (Journal of Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Social Science Edition), volume 29, number 6, abstract",
          "roman": "Nánshè xiān yú Xīn Wénhuà Yùndòng jìnxíng shèhuì gémìng hé wénhuà géxīn, dànshì zhèxiē gǎn wèi tiānxià xiān hé gǎn chī pángxiè de kāituò jīngshén, bìng méiyǒu dédào zuòwéi hòujìzhě de Xīn Wénhuà Yùndòng lǐngdǎo rénwù de rènkě yǔ zàntóng, xiàngfǎn què zāodào le tāmen de sìyì biǎndī yǔ lěngcháorèfěng.",
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          "roman": "Suǒyǐ, zuò gōngyè hùliánwǎng yào yǒu tūpò, jiù yào yǒu qǐyè, yào yǒu rén gǎnyú dìyī ge chī pángxiè.",
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          "roman": "Suǒyǐ, zuò gōngyè hùliánwǎng yào yǒu tūpò, jiù yào yǒu qǐyè, yào yǒu rén gǎnyú dìyī ge chī pángxiè.",
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          "roman": "Nánshè xiān yú Xīn Wénhuà Yùndòng jìnxíng shèhuì gémìng hé wénhuà géxīn, dànshì zhèxiē gǎn wèi tiānxià xiān hé gǎn chī pángxiè de kāituò jīngshén, bìng méiyǒu dédào zuòwéi hòujìzhě de Xīn Wénhuà Yùndòng lǐngdǎo rénwù de rènkě yǔ zàntóng, xiàngfǎn què zāodào le tāmen de sìyì biǎndī yǔ lěngcháorèfěng.",
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          "roman": "Suǒyǐ, zuò gōngyè hùliánwǎng yào yǒu tūpò, jiù yào yǒu qǐyè, yào yǒu rén gǎnyú dìyī ge chī pángxiè.",
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        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chy parngshieh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "чи пансе"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "či panse"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ pʰɑŋ³⁵ ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ pʰɑŋ³⁵ ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "吃螃蟹"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 吃螃蟹 meaning in Chinese (7.8kB)

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  "path": [
    "吃螃蟹"
  ],
  "section": "Chinese",
  "subsection": "",
  "title": "吃螃蟹",
  "trace": ""
}

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